Flying in PlaceTor Publishing Group, 01 ապր, 2010 թ. - 192 էջ Once in a while, a first novel arrives like a bolt of lightning, commanding attention with an explosion of power, grace, and light. Flying in Place is such a book. As unflinching as The Lovely Bones, as startling as Beloved, it is a work to bear witness--with bravery and compassion--for the experience of millions of readers and their loved ones. |
From inside the book
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... father's roman nose and firm chin . I'd gotten the leftovers : Mom's gap teeth and propensity to freckle at the slightest hint of sunlight , my father's frizzy brown curls and big ears . My ten- dency to fat must have been a recessive ...
... father acted like the room didn't exist at all , and if the key was still around somewhere I sure hadn't been able to find it . I'd have bet all my Nancy Drew books that Ginny's room was nicer than mine . " I don't know why I'm here ...
... father , the omnipotent physician , railed at his in- ability to save her . I knew that story by heart . Once , before it had become so many words , it had even made me sad . But it didn't matter what I told this apparition , because ...
... father had done his prostate surgery . The mayor had invited us over for dinner after my father removed his five- year - old grandson's appendix . Even people who disliked him respected him . My father loved to tell the story of how the ...
... father came home from the hospital wearing scrubs , gloves , and mask , and carrying a case of scalpels . For an hour or so , the kitchen would become an operating room . He wouldn't let me handle the scalpels be- cause they were too ...