Flying in PlaceOnce 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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My mother said that dawn was the noisiest time of day because of the birds , but birdsong wasn't the sound I dreaded . Breathing was . “ Emma ? ” Bret asked gently . “ Where was she doing cartwheels ? ” I swallowed .
... a few weeks before , after years of feigned sleep , and I was still surprised at how easy it was : one of those skills that seems impossible at first but quickly becomes second nature , like tying your shoes . Because I wasn't in my ...
I may have been fat , but at least I wasn't deaf . " You can't do cartwheels , ” I told her . I'd never been able to do cartwheels , no matter what I was wearing . “ You aren't even supposed to be here . You're dead .
She wasn't distracting me very well ; I could still hear the breathing , heavy as waves crashing on a beach . What good was being out of my body , if I couldn't get away from the breathing ? “ You're a ghost . ” “ I am ?
Heaven wasn't good enough for you ? Didn't they worship you up there the way Mom does ? ” " I already told you , I don't know ! ” There was the edge of a whine in her voice . Good . I was getting to her , then .
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Հաճախորդի կարծիքը - karamazow - LibraryThingThis book has been harvesting so much praise, that it almost becomes impossible to say something adverse. Still, I think the book is a bit overrated. The subject matter (sexual child abuse by a father ... Read full review
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| Վերնագիր | Flying in Place |
| Հեղինակ | Susan Palwick |
| Հրատարակիչ | Tom Doherty Associates, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1429959703, 9781429959704 |
| Length | 192 էջ |
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