Irene Jibson circa 1938 age 17. Archive Photograph.
This is a crop of a full-face image. This photograph shows my Mother smiling, but I find this image sad and brooding, knowing what was to come. The picture is scratched along her face. The damage is somewhat poetic and fitting for my narrative. I choose to use a double-page spread and split the image as it helped in highlighting the dual personality I wanted to convey.