Today I have an inanimate object that is on all three of the Rhe Brewster Mysteries, unless you have an old battered Jeep Cherokee!
Miss Daisy is Rhe’s now thirteen year-old dented green Cherokee, named for the movie Driving Miss Daisy. Miss Daisy is indeed a character, having none of the recent amenities. Scratches and rust spos, crank-down windows, stick shift, and a whimsical heater that frequently leaves Rhe frozen. There’s a heavy wool blanket in the back for winter emergencies. No cup holders, either.
She may be due for a new car in Book 4, but it will probably be another Jeep.
I think this one looks a little too nice, but finding pictures of battered cars is difficult.
Miss Daisy is quite the perfect name for a battered old Jeep!
Thanks! Exactly – but I can’t help remembering the lovely old cars in “Driving Miss Daisy!’
Don’t knock the old ones. My wife’s Astra estate is seventeen years old, with all the things you mention – except that the heater is okay; it’s the air conditioning that isn’t.
Keith Channing A-Zing from http://keithkreates.com
I actually like old cars – my first was a Model A phaeton. My Prius is 10 pushing 11, dings, dents, scrapes and all.
Great name for Rhe’s car. I love it when writers reference past terms/ideas and the like in novels.
Thanks, Sylvia. It seemed a good one!
When I read the first two books, I pictured Miss Daisy as being a little older than that. I saw her as the kind of Jeep that has zip off windows and would be really cold during Maine winters.
That’s Sam’s Jeep – a Wrangler!