This is the second time that someone has mentioned Aimee’s dark hair and complexion. When Winifred commented on this, she conveyed distaste at the fact that Aimee failed to live up to the WASP appearance that she imagined for her niece. At the same time, the fact that Reenie also comments on it suggests that there may be more to the story than that. Earlier in the novel, Reenie commented on Alex’s dark complexion, too, which perhaps lends validity to Aimee’s belief that the man in
The Blind Assassin (who’s based on Alex) is her real father.