“With her dark eyes, elegant nose and olive complexion, Claire looked timeless, old-worldly.” — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“After Russell left her house that morning, Claire was a cooking fool. She finished making fig and pepper bread, and started in… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“Mary had become anxious in her old age, and she hated being away from the house for long. She'd hold the girls'… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“What Claire could do with the edible flowers that grew around the cranky apple tree in the backyard was the stuff of… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“She had lived thirty-four years keeping everything inside, and now she was letting everything go, like butterflies released from a box. They… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“The road leading off campus was lined with hickory trees, their leaves so bright yellow they shone like fire, as if the… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“Her grandmother had a life, a life Claire hadn't known about or even imagined. She had tried so hard to know everything… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
