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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... started singing while dancing around them: “Ring around the rosy, pocketful of posies ...” “Have you ever listened to the words of that thing?” Dad asked Heather. “Ashes, ashes,” sang Jeffrey. “What?” Heather asked Dad. “All fall down ...
... started singing while dancing around them: “Ring around the rosy, pocketful of posies ...” “Have you ever listened to the words of that thing?” Dad asked Heather. “Ashes, ashes,” sang Jeffrey. “What?” Heather asked Dad. “All fall down ...
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... started to sing in unison the same song, in the same key. “Resolution?” Jeffrey asked, too young to know he was playing with fire. “It's a promise,” I told him. “What's a promise?” my father asked, returning. No one said a word. “Cookie ...
... started to sing in unison the same song, in the same key. “Resolution?” Jeffrey asked, too young to know he was playing with fire. “It's a promise,” I told him. “What's a promise?” my father asked, returning. No one said a word. “Cookie ...
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... ” he said, handing Sarah to me and waving a hearty good-bye. Edgar picked up Sarah's booties and hat. We looked at each other and started to laugh. “What the hell do we do now?” I asked him. “Beats the hell out of me,” he said, and tossed.
... ” he said, handing Sarah to me and waving a hearty good-bye. Edgar picked up Sarah's booties and hat. We looked at each other and started to laugh. “What the hell do we do now?” I asked him. “Beats the hell out of me,” he said, and tossed.
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... started to rain. It rained all day. I sang to her and rocked her. I couldn't stop watching her sleep. After nine months of waiting for time to pass, it seemed that I was still waiting. What I was waiting for was a time when I would feel ...
... started to rain. It rained all day. I sang to her and rocked her. I couldn't stop watching her sleep. After nine months of waiting for time to pass, it seemed that I was still waiting. What I was waiting for was a time when I would feel ...
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... started laughing together. Mothers on neighboring benches looked over. “I can't believe you did this,” I told her. “I thought you were going to kill me if I ever tried to dress them alike.” She smiled and reached out, still laughing, to ...
... started laughing together. Mothers on neighboring benches looked over. “I can't believe you did this,” I told her. “I thought you were going to kill me if I ever tried to dress them alike.” She smiled and reached out, still laughing, to ...
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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