"Verona: A Young Woman Speaks" Harold Broclkey

In "Verona: A Young Woman Speaks" Harold Broclkey writes of a Christmas time train ride across Europe shared with a little girl and her parents.  They were not a rich family but had saved money and were spoiling themselves during the trip.  The mother a strong woman with potential she may never reach finds herself jealous of the love that her husband has for their daughter, I would define it as unconditional love, the love between a man and his wife however, has many conditions.  The father was a people pleaser as if he was an actor in a play.  The trip was full of shopping and art and meaningful situations so full of love that the girl almost bursts at the seams.  Broclkey sadly did not have this love in his childhood, having his mother die and his dad giving him up for adoption.  I feel Broclkey's message is when you experience true love, recognize it and take it for all it is worth.  People in this life feel love for other's but each case of love is unique.  There is a difference in the love the little girl felt for her mother compared to the love for her father.  Broclkey in his life experienced a passionate love for men as well as women, but I assume love was still present.  I also find it impressive that Broclkey writes in the point-of-view as a little girl, and does a totally convincing job at it.