The Ghost in the Garden: Zelda’s Relationship with Her Roots
A provocative guided forum digs into Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald’s rebellious Montgomery youth and the “perfumed decay” of her Southern roots. Expect museum-led discussion that separates myth from biography through literary history and cultural context.
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