My first grown up novel as a child
Gosh I was such a hopeless romantic as a young girl. I would look at the world just as I perceived my parents' relationship. It wasn't always easy, but with love there was nothing they couldn't get through. Yes, I use this phrase today as I truly believe that it is so true. I am who I am. You either like me or not. I am such a dreamer and probably always will be. I was told once that it is perfectly ok to dream. This I heard once as I was at primary school. I would literally read and read until my eyes bulged out out. Curling up on my bed reading my first 'grown up' novel was 'The dark is rising' i was in grade 6. It has left an impression on me that being dreamy was perfectly acceptable in this world of characters that were in between the pages of all my books that I got lost in. The adventure in this book was amazing. So, maybe it wasn't all that 'normal' to be a reading enthusiast at such a young age, but I really felt the connection to what