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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... hair was curly; mine was straight. Neither of us was quite beautiful, but she did more with what she had: tweezed her eyebrows, did her makeup. When we were children, our mother had dressed us alike, despite our impassioned protests and ...
... hair was curly; mine was straight. Neither of us was quite beautiful, but she did more with what she had: tweezed her eyebrows, did her makeup. When we were children, our mother had dressed us alike, despite our impassioned protests and ...
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... deal you make.” Heather laughed and rumpled his hair. “Richard thinks that everything is like a deal you make,” she said. He ducked his head out from under her hand. “What deal?” Jeffrey asked suspiciously. “Well, let's see,” my father.
... deal you make.” Heather laughed and rumpled his hair. “Richard thinks that everything is like a deal you make,” she said. He ducked his head out from under her hand. “What deal?” Jeffrey asked suspiciously. “Well, let's see,” my father.
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... hair with the side of her hand, a mannerism of Dad's that she would have hated to know she'd inherited. “I resolve—” she began, then looked around the room as if she was looking for a target. “I resolve to take a lengthy sabbatical, and ...
... hair with the side of her hand, a mannerism of Dad's that she would have hated to know she'd inherited. “I resolve—” she began, then looked around the room as if she was looking for a target. “I resolve to take a lengthy sabbatical, and ...
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... hair short and shiny. “The Strauss,” she tells Dad contentedly. She puts the caviar down, and then he draws her into his arms, and they start waltzing around the living room. Dad takes out his movie camera and films Mom dancing with ...
... hair short and shiny. “The Strauss,” she tells Dad contentedly. She puts the caviar down, and then he draws her into his arms, and they start waltzing around the living room. Dad takes out his movie camera and films Mom dancing with ...
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... hair.” I thought she was talking about my mother. I thought she meant that somehow I was bringing her back into the world. Then I realized she was talking about me. I was going to be Mommy. I was going to be Mother, the word with the ...
... hair.” I thought she was talking about my mother. I thought she meant that somehow I was bringing her back into the world. Then I realized she was talking about me. I was going to be Mommy. I was going to be Mother, the word with the ...
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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