Yes, I know how much you love Atia.*g* Which is why I was a bit nervous when not hearing anything from you, but I figured you might be away from the 'net for a while.

Re: Amy Tan - when thinking of a name that would encapsulate "mother-dauther relationship", she at once came to mind!

And yes, I think you're right about Octavia. It's very evident in your original story - which btw I loved to pieces - and I was so glad Rome made her and Atia end up the way they did.