Each week, I’m going to present an amazing word. A word that
has a double meaning either directly or perhaps through origin, where is has
evolved into a new meaning, or carries a wonderful Onomatopoeic effect.
This week my amazing word is:
AMBROSIA
Ambrosia is applied to something particularly delightful to
taste or smell. It also refers to the foods of the gods, said to bestow
immortality. It is a girl’s name and sometimes shortened to Amber.
In the novel, Blood Ties, the protagonist’s name is Amber. However,
in her passport she carries the name Ambrosia. Amber’s beauty is intensified by
the association to the words reference to delightful food, but more
importantly, it connects into the whole context of the novel where her blood is
used to try and make another woman immortal.
