久々にダニエル・スティールの月例レターの紹介です。9月は夏休みを終えて仕事を開始するシーズンだとか。大方の事情は日本もアメリカも同じようだが、向こうの夏休みは本当にＯＦＦであるが、日本の場合炊いてはお盆休みとして8月15日前後にまとまって休む。
これは工場を持つ会社が、生産ラインを停めてその間一気に休みを取らせる、という効率を考えたものだ。それも、皆一緒に休めば都合もいい。
休みが明けた９月は、自分の周りも忙しくなっている。天気はcrisperという表現を使っているが、日本は竜巻被害で大変。起きらしい季節を楽しむのはもう少し先か。しかし駅のそばにはもうコスモスが。
毎度しっかりと本の宣伝も書かれている。「母親の罪」。このあらすじ、そのうち読んでみたい、と言う気にさせる紹介の仕方。私の場合、コレクター化しているのでmustだろう。
Dear friends,
Wow! September is one of the busiest months of the year for me. I always try to take some time off in summer, and then I go back to writing in September and continue through all the winter months. In September everyone is busy, with kids going back to school and jobs gearing up after summer vacations. It's a good time to get things done as the weather gets crisper. I always feel energized this month, and make lots of plans for the fall.
My novel The Sins of the Mother goes on sale in paperback this month. It's a big, meaty book about a woman who runs a major industry of household goods and furniture, and her four grown children, whom she didn't spend enough time with while she was building her empire. The interesting thing about the book is that each of her children reproaches her for something they feel she did wrong when they were young... until they find themselves doing the exact same things as they get older, and begin to understand their mother better. The experience teaches them compassion and gives them greater insight. I hope you enjoy the book!
Have a great September!
Love,
Danielle Steel
