KARA RAJAPAKSE
Kara's perfect day is an amalgam of delights such as binge watching Peep Show, starting (but not finishing) a novel, and browsing aviation forums -- all thoughtfully interspersed between long naps. A military brat with the unrealized dream of having a "last move," she's a big believer that people are essentially the same everywhere you go. If you listen without the end goal of speaking, people will surprise you with how open and vulnerable they can be. At the moment Kara is Atlanta-adjacent, with a high-school sweetheart husband and cantankerous little dog.
I had no expectations going in, which is probably why they were so wonderfully met (and exceeded) when I read From Scratch in one sitting…
In the second part of this three-part interview, we learn what happens to Sharon Ingram after her mother was arrested for the murder of her father. At twelve, Sharon had already accepted that the changes in her life would be swift and unrelenting.
Simply put, I suck at social media. Oh, I’ve dabbled in MySpace (how I’ve dated myself with that!), Instagram — even SnapChat.
In this first installment of a multi-part interview, Sharon Ingram shares with Conversational what it was like growing up the child a murder victim and an accused murderer.
Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadows of the Crown by Anne Glenconner does not disappoint. You’ve got the landed aristocracy navigating courtship, marriage, and scandals, dazzling parties, and riveting drama elevated by the mere presence of money and titles.