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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... gotten home to find a freshly scrubbed Nancy nursing a bottle of apple juice , and Bret on the floor of the study , gin- gerly sorting pieces of blue - smeared paper . " Hi , " he said when he saw me . " She was eating these . I haven't ...
... 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 trait from several gener- ations back ...
... gotten Ginny stories , as long as I can remember- " " Ginny , " she said , and hugged herself . " That's right ! I re- member ! I had one of those bracelets with the little beads that said Ginny . And birthday cakes that said Ginny ...
... gotten your period . Congratulations . " I opened my mouth and closed it . " It's wonderful , " she said , and she looked genuinely happy , and it made her as beautiful as any of the pictures I'd seen of Ginny . " It's a good thing ...
... gotten my period at all . " Mom , that was mean . I'm sorry . " " Never mind , " she said , and bent to pick up the bloody sheets . She shuddered as she touched them , and for a moment I saw the room as she did , filled with garbage ...