Michael Peter Ancher: “A Stroll on the Beach” / Wikimedia Commons
Back in May, my aunt Sally wrote to me asking if I knew of a specific word that she had come across in her reading but which now escaped her. Here’s how she described her word mystery:
“A short while ago I read the book The Lonely City by Olivia Laing, in which she talks about women walking alone at night, including Greta Garbo. I’m certain that in the book, or in an article about it, there was a word used to describe these women. I know I read it, but I just can’t find it. Can you help? I’m sure it begins with F.”
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