“She's too drunk to remember all the words, but it doesn't matter - he already knows them. It's his song, the one he was named for, and she's sung it since he was a baby. He knows all about carrying… — Eleanor Henderson Copy Share Image
“Elma was filled with a funny combination of relief and regret. It was the feeling she had after getting a crying baby to sleep—even… — Eleanor Henderson Copy Share Image
“Girls irritated her, intimidated her, and finally bored her; around girls she became a territorial, sniffing their asses, showing her teeth. It was not… — Eleanor Henderson Copy Share Image
“He, Teddy and Eliza entered the room just as someone was snapping a picture: they would be forever captured in a photo they didn't… — Eleanor Henderson Copy Share Image
“She cried. Her shoulders shook. It was terrible, the sound she made, the sound of her own strangled voice, and her hate stood up… — Eleanor Henderson Copy Share Image
“She's too drunk to remember all the words, but it doesn't matter - he already knows them. It's his song, the one he was… — Eleanor Henderson Copy Share Image
“That was how Juke felt on the porch of String Wilson’s new house. He wanted, and he didn’t want to want.” — Eleanor Henderson Copy Share Image
“Jude's desire for girls was indiscriminate feverish and complete he wanted them all equally and he wanted them not at all. Blondes and brunettes… — Eleanor Henderson Copy Share Image
