Recently we came across a feature on the Huffington Post which crossed time and genre to couple characters from classic and contemporary fiction. Most of us have read books and developed crushes on literary types—from Sydney Carton to Scarlett O’Hara—but this time around, we’re more effectively playing yenta. The structure is as follows: Annie finds a mate for Kayleigh, Kayleigh returns the favor. Over the course of the next week, we—Kayleigh George and Annie Mazes—will expose the machinations of our young hearts in the hopes of finding suitable literary paramours. Take a gander at our first profile and see if you can pair this bourbon-devoted Brooklynite with a gent that meets her needs.
NICKNAMES: Kay, Kaybear, Sprockets, George
OCCUPATION: Library Marketing maven, part-time writer of short fiction
CURRENT LOCATION: Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
HEIGHT: 5’7
AGE: 26
SIGN: Virgo
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: “Scarlett O'Hara Kayleigh George was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm as the Tarleton twins were. In her face were too sharply blended the delicate features of her mother, a Coast aristocrat of French descent, and the heavy ones of her florid Irish father. But it was an arresting face, pointed of chin, square of jaw.”
FAVORITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING: Short trenchcoat
COCKTAIL OF CHOICE: Bourbon on the rocks, or a French 75
FAVORITE BOOK/FILM ADAPTATION: Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence
TOP 3 QUALITIES IN DESIRED MATE: Intellectual curiosity, kindness, and devotion. Though rough-hewn, masculine features never hurt anybody.
What do you think? Would the smoldering charms of Rhett Butler fit the bill? Perhaps the cool composure of a Mr. Darcy, the unerring moral compass of Mr. Knightley, or the passionate possessiveness of Edward Cullen?
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