I love "Harriet the Spy" so I was eager to learn more about Louise Fitzhugh. I was interested in her journey from rebellious Southern debutante who despised the regime of white supremacy she grew up in and ran away as soon as possible to live an openly gay life up north. I was also somewhat interested to discover that she thought of herself as primarily a painter and illustrator. But it wasn't till we got to Harriet that I got really involved. Not going to spoil it for you but there are links to Dorothy Sayers's novels and "To Kill a Mockingbird" here and it's always engaging to hear about those who miss the importance of a book in its own time. That part was a lot of fun. In the end, I was left with a sense of sadness that Fitzhugh could not have done more to fulfill her potential and left us with only a few works to remember her by. Brody's writing is OK but not much to write home about, certainly not in the league of Fitzhugh herself.