It is a surprise.
It's a gift.
Scott and Zelda, unchanged, eternal.
Their love story in a stamped envelope spans from 1918 to 1940. There are ups and downs.
This correspondence, largely unpublished, includes 90% letters signed Zelda.
She calls it D. O. or Do-Do.
She is bored in the various clinics where she stays.
He gives him advice, sends him money.
For his part, things aren't going well either.
Tuberculosis gives him little respite.
“Don’t work too hard: you’ll never get replacement lungs, but you can always write a book later.”
Zelda's diagnosis is encouraging: “
Two sick horses should be able to pull a heavier load than one healthy horse.
» She starts painting, looks for a gallery.
“I paint dull, shimmering sorrows in the form of white carnations.”
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Very quickly, happiness was combined with the imperfect.
“We have destroyed ourselves.
I honestly never thought we would...
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