“When we reached the top of the humpbacked bridge that crossed the Little Deeping River, I paused, as I always did, to savor the view. It was a view that never failed to warm my heart. The village lay before… — Nancy Atherton Copy Share Image
“Maybe, when all was said and done, that was where love began and what kept it alive: the simple, everyday act of paying attention.” — Nancy Atherton Copy Share Image
“A woman without a past is like a fruitcake without brandy—insipid!” — Nancy Atherton Copy Share Image
“Jack made a pass at me, too. He thought my riding crop was alluring until I smacked him across the face with it." "Good… — Nancy Atherton Copy Share Image
“They were tales of commonplace courage and optimism, for I knew from my own experience that everyday virtues endure best, and that quiet courage… — Nancy Atherton Copy Share Image
“The Handsome Prince Handbook is mute on the subject of chronic workaholism—Prince Charming, apparently, knew how to delegate—and I didn't know where else to… — Nancy Atherton Copy Share Image
“.... Finch, a small and somnolent village set among the rolling hills and the patchwork fields of the Cotswolds, a pastoral haven described in… — Nancy Atherton Copy Share Image
“When we reached the top of the humpbacked bridge that crossed the Little Deeping River, I paused, as I always did, to savor the… — Nancy Atherton Copy Share Image
“When I learned of Aunt Dimity's death, I was stunned. Not because she was dead, but because I had never known she'd been alive.” — nancy atherton Copy Share Image
Helplessness in the face of a child's suffering is the curse of parenthood. — Nancy Atherton Copy Share Image
