Lunch mate: The Dowager Princess Clarisse Renaldo, aka Grandmere<\/p>\n
Book: The Princess Diaries Series by Meg Cabot<\/p>\n
Menu: Sidecars at The Plaza<\/p>\n
Up for discussion: Ettiquette and fashion. Unlike Mia I\u2019d drink in everything Grandmere has to say.<\/p>\n
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Lunch mate: Laurie Laurence<\/p>\n
Book: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott<\/p>\n
Menu: Beer and burgers. I know he\u2019s been dying to partake after he promised Meg on her wedding day he would swear off booze. Why would you make such a vow Laurie? That was just dumb.<\/p>\n
Up for discussion: Amy? Seriously? We all know, despite her feeble attempts to convince you otherwise, that she clearly married you for your money. If you had simply come home from Europe after Beth died Jo would have ran straight into your arms and we would all be better off and happy.<\/p>\n
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Lunch mate: Melanie Wilkes<\/p>\n
Book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell<\/p>\n
Menu: Buttered yams, buckwheat pancakes and ham in gravy; This is what Mammy urges Scarlett to eat before attending the Wilkes barbeque so she will be too stuffed to eat in public and therefore appear more ladylike. I\u2019ve been lusting after this menu since 1982 when I first read the book.<\/p>\n
Up for discussion: No need to break the news about Scarlett and Ashley considering she knew all along. I\u2019ll take her thoughts on what makes a true great lady.<\/p>\n
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Lunch mate: Jane Purdy<\/p>\n
Book: Fifteen by Beverly Cleary<\/p>\n
Menu: Chocolate coke floats at Nibleys<\/p>\n
Up for discussion: Hunky boyfriend Stan. I want to know if they stayed together after high school.<\/p>\n
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Lunch mate: Geraldine Porter<\/p>\n
Book: Miniature Mystery series by Margaret Grace<\/p>\n
Menu: Bagels by Willie<\/p>\n
Up for discussion: Tips on how to decorate my dollhouse.<\/p>\n
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When thinking about this list I also considered these characters but decided against them.<\/p>\n
The Weasley twins \u2013 Who doesn\u2019t love Fred and George Weasley from the Harry Potter books? Unfortunately I don\u2019t think they\u2019d make very good lunch companions. My guess is they are probably kind of annoying to be around in person. Also I\u2019d be afraid they\u2019d try to sneak me something from one of their Skiving Snackboxes.<\/p>\n
Kinsey Millhone \u2013 I\u2019m several books into the alphabet mystery series by Sue Grafton and certainly growing attached to Kinsey. She\u2019s a recluse who likes her wine so we have that in common. However, she\u2019s also dangerous to be around. There are plenty of innocent people who come into contact with Kinsey who end up getting killed by the latest wacko murderer she\u2019s trying track down. Therefore I think I\u2019ll keep my distance.<\/p>\n
Laura Ingalls Wilder \u2013 As a young fan of the Little House books one of my favorite fantasies was sending Laura to the future so I could show her what it was like to live in 1970s suburbia. The thought of meeting her now doesn\u2019t interest me so much. I have a feeling she might be kind of boring in real life and also from what I\u2019ve read she was pretty conservative on the political side.<\/p>\n
The Dursleys \u2013 Also from the Harry Potter books, I\u2019ve always wondered what happened to Vernon, Petunia and Dudley when they are sent into hiding at the beginning of Deathly Hallows. A part of me would like to find out how they are doing and then I quickly remind myself that I really don\u2019t care.<\/p>\n
Scarlett O\u2019Hara \u2013 I\u2019ve always been fascinated by Margaret Mitchell\u2019s heroine in Gone With The Wind and while I\u2019d love to see what she\u2019d wear to lunch, let\u2019s face it, she\u2019s a racist bitch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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