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. |
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... some more , because I'm still alive and you aren't . Did you know that Mom wouldn't hold me for two weeks after I was born , because I wasn't you ? She told me that once . It's not like I would have remembered IS FLYING IN PLACE.
... 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 she wasn't real . I'd thought her up to distract me from the breath- ing , and if she made me feel bad I ...
... once , and she didn't even look disgusted . " Well , " she said , and took a step towards me , beaming . " Well , you've gotten your period . Congratulations . " I opened my mouth and closed it . " It's wonderful , " she said , and she ...
... once a month . For the time being , it was a convenient deception . The pad would soak up blood , like it was supposed to , and I could say I had cramps to explain why I was walking funny , with the added advantage that I had an excuse ...
... Once I'd asked Jane how she'd learned to fight so well . She was thin , but all of it was muscle , and she didn't seem to be afraid of anything . " Ah , some kids tried to beat me up when I was little , " she said . " Bunch of boys . We ...