And Freddie Was My Darling

Poetry. "Like a superb ballad made up of unraveling verses, each chronicling a girl's coming of age, CB Follet's utterly charming and often heart-breaking new book, AND FREDDIE WAS MY DARLING, reminds us that of all passages one's life, the passage into sexuality and young adulthood is the most exciting and the most disorienting as well. Part historical family album, part mischievous memoir, this collection boasts a refrain in the form of a person -- the Freddie of the the title, who is one of the few constant male figures in the speaker's life. This compelling catalogue of memories and reflections reminds us of the losses we endure and the loves we carry with us into our separate futures. Though she may not wish to share him, CB Follett has made Freddie our darling too"--David St. John.