“I'm drawn to intergenerational tension, and it must have been strong in the 1920s: I wondered how Louise's [Brooks] generation of flappers appeared to the women who came of age at the beginning of the century - wearing corsets, long skirts, and high collars.” LongHas BeensAgeStrongGenerationsCenturyTensionSkirtsBrooksCollarsCorsetsFlappersLong Skirts Author:Laura Moriarty
“Maybe children just want whatever it is they don't get. And then they grow up and give their children what they wanted, be it silence or information, affection or independence--so that child, in turn, craves something else. With every generation the pendulum swings from opposite to opposite, stillness and peace so elusive.” WantGivingChildrenWantedTurnsGrowsSilenceGrowing UpGenerationsInformationOppositesIndependenceAffectionStillnessSwingsCraveElusivePendulums Author:Laura Moriarty
