New Year's Eve: A NovelCrown, 30. 5. 2012. - 366 страница Part contemporary family drama, part ghost story, this engrossing novel dramatizes the difficult process of letting go of one's childhood to embrace one's new chosen family. This is the story of twin sisters, their children, and an accident that claims the life of one, and leaves the others to find their way away from, and back to each other. |
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... Dad's that she would have hated to know she'd inherited. “I resolve—” she began, then looked around the room as if ... Dad said. “I don't think it's possible,” Richard said. He knew that she'd never be able to step off the wild, glad ...
... Dad's that she would have hated to know she'd inherited. “I resolve—” she began, then looked around the room as if ... Dad said. “I don't think it's possible,” Richard said. He knew that she'd never be able to step off the wild, glad ...
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... Dad's apartment. Heather flashed the lights off and on. Jeffrey blew on his noisemaker, then sucked it back in so hard that he began to cough. “Hey!” my father said festively, and kissed Heather and me, and lifted his glass. Heather ...
... Dad's apartment. Heather flashed the lights off and on. Jeffrey blew on his noisemaker, then sucked it back in so hard that he began to cough. “Hey!” my father said festively, and kissed Heather and me, and lifted his glass. Heather ...
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... Dad said, and then set about fixing the time. What I wanted, washing the glasses and stacking the plates in Dad's dishwasher, was for him to stop acting so tragic, or at least make some minimal effort at grace. And I wanted Heather to ...
... Dad said, and then set about fixing the time. What I wanted, washing the glasses and stacking the plates in Dad's dishwasher, was for him to stop acting so tragic, or at least make some minimal effort at grace. And I wanted Heather to ...
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... Dad stands by his new hi-fi and watches with satisfaction as the thick arm drops a record down. I'm sleepy. I look up to see Dad's clock. The small hand has almost caught up to the twelve. The big hand is halfway between eight and nine ...
... Dad stands by his new hi-fi and watches with satisfaction as the thick arm drops a record down. I'm sleepy. I look up to see Dad's clock. The small hand has almost caught up to the twelve. The big hand is halfway between eight and nine ...
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Winter and Spring 1990 | |
New Years Eve 1963 | |
Spring 1990 | |
New Years Eve 1966 | |
Summer 1990 | |
New Years Eve 1967 | |
Summer 1990 | |
New Years Eve 1968 | |
Autumn 1990 | |
New Years Eve 1990 | |
Spring 1991 | |
New Years Eve 1983 | |
Summer 1990 | |
New Years Eve 1964 | |
Summer 1990 | |
New Years Eve 1958 | |
New Years Eve 1991 | |
Acknowledgments | |
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