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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“ Thank God you use blue felt - tip and not red , ” he told me later , “ or I'd have thought she was dying . " I'd gotten home to find a freshly scrubbed Nancy nursing a bottle of apple juice , and Bret on ... We're too high here for ...
“ They're to my sister . ” ” “ Really , ” Bret said , not happily . In my peripheral vision , I saw him scratch his nose again . “ What about ? ” “ Myself . You , Nancy . Like a journal , really . ” “ Oh , ” he said . “ You write her ...
а > > She stopped and stood up — which meant that her feet were planted on the ceiling like mine — and squinted at me ... You're dead . Go back to your own room , where you belong . " “ But I am supposed to be here , ” she said .
“ You're nobody , ” I said , disgusted . 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 ?
Maybe they think you've got it too easy , sitting up there singing hymns all day . ” She took her hands away from her mouth . “ You're mean , she said , her voice breaking . She was crying , shining droplets rolling down her Ivory ...
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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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