The Red Leather Diary
Jun 11, 08:23 PM
“What was it that interested you about the diary?
I was just drawn into the world of Florence Wolfson, who kept the book from 1929 to 1934, between the ages of 14 and 19. What made it so magical was that time just seemed to dissolve as I read further into her life. She was like my self: a painter and a writer searching for love and meaning in her life and trying to carve out her own path. She was extremely adventurous; her life was full of theater, art, literature, salons and love affairs with both men and women. I really felt like I got to know her.”
So, now this book sounds quite intriguing to me. Even though I have not yet read it, I would like to add it to my book list.
I can almost imagine it being a portal into the past.
And it reminds me of my own diary at that age. How would her diary compare to mine?
Was she advanced for her time? Could she shed any light into my own life if at such a young age she was already having love affairs with both men and women? In her pictures, she looked much older, mature.
What secrets did she possess? What kind of honesty lies in a book that was never supposed to be read? Today we can give so much of our selves in our public diaries… but are we brutally honest? What kind of freedom is there in a secret journal that there isn’t in a public journal? I’d like to know… I’d like to be a part of her secrets…
The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life through the Pages of a Lost Journal