My Girls: A Memoir
August Kleinzahler: Parents, lovers and a poetic punch-up, 19 August 2004
“... on me, for marriage. You see, marriage for Melodia was what it must have been for Elizabeth Taylor and Barbara Hutton, no big thing; and in Melodia’s case, a natural consequence of sodomy and prayer. Mother sat between Melodia and me, with Father across the table, scowling at the prices on the dinner menu. I know ... ”