Victorian writers held a mirror to society

Among the upper crust nearly everyone has buried a skeleton or two

and the more Rose learns about the world of dragons

and diverse foods and cultures

Rose's sister cautions her against becoming too involved

Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog, and of His Friend Marilyn Monroe Romantic Fantasy Victorian writers held a mirrorIn November 1960, Frank Sinatra gave Marilyn Monroe a dog. His name was Mafia Honey, or Maf for short. He had an instinct for celebrity. For politics. For psychoanalysis. For literature. For interior decoration. For Liver Treat with a side order of National Biscuits. Maf was with Marilyn for the last two years of her life, first in New York, where she mixed with everyone who was anyonethe art dealer Leo Castelli, Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio