Remarque was famous for "All Quiet On the Western Front", but this , "The Black Obelisque", was my favorite and if you read the reviews you will see that I am not alone in that.
Hyperinflation after the first world war, and the struggle of the people to endure remains in my mind , probably read by me back in the 50's. It was a book that remained with me with what seemed like forever.
Another favorite book of mine from when I was a young girl is the story of Madame de Stahl, her salon was famous in Paris, and I wondered at her influence as a woman of the time. A book I found in our small library in downtown Framingham. Our librarians were pretty good at picking great books it also shows the value of a library, whether big or small.
Alma Mahler, was married to two genius' of her time, Mahler and Werfel. As a young woman, I was struck that she had been honored to share the lives of such brilliant men. It was an accomplishment not easily done, in her day. I remember picking out the book in the Framingham library, being enthralled with the story of the time, as I was with the magic of our small library in the Framingham Town Hall Building
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