Thank You

Comment:
This year I’m moving out and heading off to college. In my last year at home (or maybe 2?) my mom decided to read every single Alice book aloud to me and my older sister in chronological order. Let me just tell you that reading your series has not only brought me closer to my mom, but has also brought me to tears, laughter, and basically any emotion imaginable. I’ve LOVED this series, especially finding out where everyone went in the last book. I read about Mark’s death just weeks before a classmate of mine died from falling off a cliff, and somehow Alice going through that loss helped me to recover as well.
On a more pleasant note, I personally love Alice’s formal diction — my mom and sister and I joked about taking a shot every time she said “bawled,” or “breast,” or, in the last book which we finished 15 minutes ago, “delicious.” It made her character so personable, and i feel like I’ve grown up with Alice now. Thank you so much for giving the world these books, and thank you especially for Patricia Marie being a box for Halloween.

Phyllis replied

I’m delighted (is that a formal word?) that you’ve enjoyed them so much.  I just recommended a relative of mine to read the entire series also–she wants an escape from the news and the climate of distrust in this country, and I think she’ll like them.  I certainly loved writing the books;  they made me laugh out loud too.