“She was grieving the loss of her youth, the closing down of possibilities as life became what it was rather than what it might have been.” — Kimberley Freeman Copy Share Image
“Perhaps that was the reason she felt so hemmed in. Islands were places in between; places neither here nor there, but rather places on the way somewhere. That was how she felt. Not settled.” — Kimberley Freeman Copy Share Image
“There are two types of women in the world, Beattie, those who do things and those who have things done to them.” — Kimberley Freeman Copy Share Image
“She was grieving the loss of her youth, the closing down of possibilities as life became what it was rather than what it might… — Kimberley Freeman Copy Share Image
“Perhaps that was the reason she felt so hemmed in. Islands were places in between; places neither here nor there, but rather places on… — Kimberley Freeman Copy Share Image
“Do we honor the past by projecting ourselves forward into the future? By carrying on genes and traits and family stories?” — Kimberley Freeman Copy Share Image
