The Many Petals Of A Rose
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She had to come in costume and chose to dress as a Chinese girl. She glanced at a mirror and she looked pretty with her blue slanted eyes, like a blonde Chinese, but then she was only eighteen, not a student. She had left school at sixteen only because of her infatuation with this kid whom she would never see again. She moved to another room, feeling lost, wanting to hide. Men touched her, even tried to kiss her and she growled defiantly: "I don't kiss", which seemed to work until a tall Cowboy stood in front of her, blocking her view. "I don't kiss", she uttered weakly but without conviction.
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Rose grows up in war torn Berlin where the rubble becomes her playground but through her books she dreams of faraway places. She discovers the opposite sex just by chance and is shocked. Years later she is invited to a masquerade ball where against her will she is kissed by a stranger who awakens new feelings in her. Shortly thereafter she leaves for England, then France and after many close encounters she returns home, still innocent but very curious. She now makes a pact with her best friend Camilla to do the last step together which both imagine to be the highlight of their lives.
About the Author
The author was born in Berlin, Germany. After completing business school at eighteen she was one of many German girls heading for England to work as mother's helper and then to France to become an au-pair in a well to do Parisian family. As she became fluent in French, she enrolled at the Sorbonne. Eighteen months passed and homesickness lured her back home. At twenty-two she was ready for new adventures, this time for New York. Marriage, the birth of her children and a divorce followed. A writer's workshop inspired her to write a book and then enroll in college, eventually getting her Master's degree, leading to a teaching career.