The word "genteel" has never applied to me. Lol. Even as a kid I was rough and tumble tomboy through and through. Much to my mom's consternation. Can you imagine having 5 boys, then finally having a girl only to have her balk at wearing dresses? I did like Barbies and other traditional "girl" stuff, although I was perfectly OK with hand-me-down trucks and matchbox cars lol. To this day I'm not a fan of wearing dresses. I own exactly one... black for funerals. With a cute silver jacket in case of a wedding. 🤣🤣
As far as book 3? Yeah, um, I barely have two chapters done. There's gonna be a wait.
Your uncle was a smart man.