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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... you , so I'll be more like you- " " But if you were like me you'd be dead , " said Ginny , wip- ing her face with the back of one hand . Her tiny fingers were shaking like twigs in a winter wind . " She doesn't want that . I know she ...
... they'd hated each other for years . " You've earned your arrogance , Stewart . At least I won't be conscious to listen to you bragging about how elegantly you're cutting me open . " My father had answered , " No , but when you come to you' ...
... you've gotten your period . Congratulations . " I opened my mouth and closed it . " It's wonderful , " she said ... re a woman , that you can have children when you want to and add to the sum of the world , your life bound up in tender ...
... you're younger than I was . I was thirteen when I got mine . You're only twelve . I've heard that girls— women- " she laughed again " -are getting it earlier now , be- cause they're healthier . It's because of better nutrition . " Mom ...
... You have to rinse them out in cold water before you put them in the wash , because hot water will bake in the blood and then the stains will never come out . I'll give you some pads ; they're ... you're menstruating , " Mom said over the ...