Her signature look

"Mom had a sense of style that was as refined as Mrs De Luca's, if rather less well-resourced. Not having a daughter to coach, she doted on Maxine. On days when it wasn't Dad's turn to drive, they'd often disappear together in the Dauphine to give Marco and me time to be boys. Maxie returned from one of their first expeditions wearing a colourful scarf over her hair. It was larger and much more luxurious than the bandanas some other girls wore, and she fastened it under her chin in a much more sophisticated style."