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Once on this Island (Jr.)

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 This adventure all started when I saw a poster advertising Once on this Island Jr. , presented by a local intermediate school.   I first saw Once on this Island  as a student when my high school put it on.  Looking back (around 20 years later!), all I could remember of the production were some of the things that felt odd to me.   1.  I vaguely recalled that there were some racial aspects to the story that didn't make a lot of sense because everyone in the production was white.   2.  I could only remember one song:  "Some Girls" and I could really only remember the line that says "Some girls you marry, some you love." The idea that the love interest doesn't work out was not something I saw in other media I had seen.  Raised on Disney movies, the female protagonist always wins over the prince of her dreams.   I decided to search the internet and find out what the play was all about.  I also decided to see the production at the intermediate school.  
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My Love, My Love or The Peasant Girl

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Getting my Hands on the Novel  After I read on Wikipedia that Once on this Island was based on a novel, I decided I had to read it right away!  I turned to the internet and ran a search.   I found a review in the New York Times from December 1, 1985.    New York Times Review I saw that the novel was available on Amazon .  Amazon Prime delivers really quickly but I couldn't wait!   Luckily, I found a digital copy of the book that I could "check out" for an hour at the Internet Archive .   It isn't a long book but I needed more than an hour to read it!  Luckily I was able to borrow it for a second hour.  One thing on the cover that caught my eye immediately was "A Fable" in the title.  I looked forward to reading the original story and finding out the nature of the fable.   A Fable This cover is from the 1985 edition on  Amazon .   My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy, Available on Amazon  
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