When I was in college, seating places in class were arranged alphabetically and I had the great fortune to be seated next to one of the sweetest people I’ve ever met. I can only describe her to be elfin – waiflike and extremely slender, with very delicate features and porcelain skin. When I mentioned to her that I liked reading (just reading, mind you) about incest, she didn’t even bat an eyelid and asked me if I’ve read V.C. Andrews’ Dollanganger series. I said that I had never even heard of it and the following day she’s produced a dog…
