“The cake sitting on the dining room buffet table was wide and three layers tall. There was a fondant topper shaped like… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“Lisette was born without the ability to speak, but she'd been brazen with written words as a child, substituting a sharp tongue… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“Currently, the scent of rising dough and hot berries was being sucked through the old air-conditioning unit and spread throughout the main… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“Lisette set out browned chicken, warm butternut squash salad, blue potatoes, and blackberry bread with a crust of sugar that looked like… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“In the inky stillness of the next morning, Lisette woke up and dressed quietly in the silks her elderly mother still sent… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“She was enchanting. He loved the notes she wrote in her pretty handwriting, the way she smelled, like oranges and dough, the… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“The girl was beautiful, her skin like fresh cream and her long hair so dark it seemed to suck the color out… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
