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. |
Из књиге
Резултати 1-5 од 88
Страница
... told Heather. Instead, she reached out to tug at my shirt. “Leave it,” I said. “It's—” “It's what?” “You'll see.” “Cheese!” my father said merrily. I grimaced. Heather grinned. The camera flashed and whirred. Dad smiled. “You'll be ...
... told Heather. Instead, she reached out to tug at my shirt. “Leave it,” I said. “It's—” “It's what?” “You'll see.” “Cheese!” my father said merrily. I grimaced. Heather grinned. The camera flashed and whirred. Dad smiled. “You'll be ...
Страница
... Told you so,” Heather said gaily. She leaned over my shoulder to point at the photograph of my too-small shirt, the proof of my huge and hated weight gain. When she walked away, I used my thumbnail to measure whose belly was bigger ...
... Told you so,” Heather said gaily. She leaned over my shoulder to point at the photograph of my too-small shirt, the proof of my huge and hated weight gain. When she walked away, I used my thumbnail to measure whose belly was bigger ...
Страница
... Heather, would I have learned in those first, free minutes that I didn't have to look back? Dad checked his gold ... told him. “Who cares whether Guy Lombardo's brother is dead?” Heather said. “I care,” Dad said, eyes merry. “How can you ...
... Heather, would I have learned in those first, free minutes that I didn't have to look back? Dad checked his gold ... told him. “Who cares whether Guy Lombardo's brother is dead?” Heather said. “I care,” Dad said, eyes merry. “How can you ...
Страница
... asked Heather. “Ashes, ashes,” sang Jeffrey. “What?” Heather asked Dad. “All fall down!” Jeffrey shouted. “Sweetheart,” Heather told Jeffrey. “ 'Ashes, ashes,' ” said Dad, “ 'we all fall down.' What kind of a message is that for a child ...
... asked Heather. “Ashes, ashes,” sang Jeffrey. “What?” Heather asked Dad. “All fall down!” Jeffrey shouted. “Sweetheart,” Heather told Jeffrey. “ 'Ashes, ashes,' ” said Dad, “ 'we all fall down.' What kind of a message is that for a child ...
Страница
... Heather and I said at exactly the same instant. We laughed. Even in our worst phases, we had often spoken in stereo ... told him. “What's a promise?” my father asked, returning. No one said a word. “Cookie, do you have your noisemaker ready?” ...
... Heather and I said at exactly the same instant. We laughed. Even in our worst phases, we had often spoken in stereo ... told him. “What's a promise?” my father asked, returning. No one said a word. “Cookie, do you have your noisemaker ready?” ...
Друга издања - Прикажи све
Чести термини и фразе
arms asked Heather auld lang syne Aunt Heather baby bedroom birthday called Heather child couch crying Dad asked Dad's Daddy David David's dead doctor dollhouse door dream Dryope Duck Duck Goose Edgar asked Erica eyes father feel felt flowers Frank Briggs Freedo girl going Guy Lombardo hair hand happy hear heard Heather asked Heather called Heather says Heather told heaven hugged Jeffrey kids kiss kitchen knew Koenig laughed living room looked Mary Poppins miss Mom's Mommy morning mother myth never night nodded nurse okay petits fours play Play-Doh Playmobil pregnant remember Richard Rosie Sarah asked schnook seemed shouted shrugged sister sitting sleep smiled sonogram sorry Spock stared started stood sure sweetheart talk tell There's things thought took trying turned twins waiting walked watched weeks What's whispered woke wondered Year's Eve