The Paris Wife

" What do you think of Pound's theory of symbolism? You know, that a hawk should first and foremost be a hawk?" asked Ernest.
    "That's obvious, isn't it? A hawk is always a hawk, except - " and here she raised one heavy eyebrow and gave a mysterious smile - "except, when the hawk is a cabbage."
    "What?" Ernest asked, grinning and game and clearly perplexed.
    "Exactly," Gertrude said. 



A teeny excerpt from a book rapidly becoming a favourite. The Paris Wife by Paula Mclane.