Taking a deep breath, I stand in front of the mirror. It is the perfect dress for a sea sprite. It is the perfect dress for me. It ripples and shimmers when I move and the color is amazing – it brings out the tiny bit of red in my hair, and the gold in my skin. Unlike the experience of wearing the beautiful dress in London, this time I don’t feel like I’m pretending to be someone else. I notice that there have been no shoes included with my costume, but this time I know that only bare feet will work.
Lou Trevelyan – 18-year-old fictional character in the book A Sky Painted Gold, by Laura Wood (Random House).
(The color of the dress that Lou is referring to is seafoam and made from organza fabric.)
A Sky Painted Gold is a coming of age story set in a village in Cornwall, England over summer 1929. I heard about this novel from Miranda Mills Comfort Book Club.
OverDressed for Life 