Long before cell phones I called Anne Rice at her home in New Orleans. Not knowing why I was doing such an act, I was not a fan of hers, still I dialed her number! To my surprise she answered her own phone and I was speechless. Being very kind, she asked if she could help me! All I could do was thank her for being herself. Being yourself is a very hard feat to do at times but Anne Rice was certainly true to herself. As she started out in life, her given name was Howard Allen, but knowing that name was not fitting she changed it to Anne. She seemed to be so mysterious and so very New Orleans.
I never read her earlier books but her 2008 release "Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession", I could not put it down!! I savored every word she wrote. You could feel the love she had for New Orleans, her words gave you sight to the very objects she was sharing with her reader. Pure Beauty! Her next book is due out October 27...."Angel Time".
"To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself."...Anne Rice
Barbiel, the angel of October, reminds us of the generosity of nature, and at this time helps us understand 'as you reap, so shall you sow'. Some things we shall enjoy immediately, others we can keep until the optimum time." from the book, "An Angel A Day" by Margaret Neylon
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