“Brigid thought how much she wanted to love her mother simply and virtuously, because she was afraid otherwise her children would grow up feeling varieties of ambivalence toward her. They would learn from her poor example, experience the same confusion… — Joanna Kavenna Copy Share Image
“Virginia Woolf said, speaking from the perspective of the writer, that there’s no such thing, objectively, as a good or a bad novel, there’s… — Joanna Kavenna Copy Share Image
“You won't get extra marks for being teacher's pet. You won't go to the top of the class. There is no class. There is… — Joanna Kavenna Copy Share Image
“Worst of all, Patrick kept praising her; he said he didn't know how she managed it all. He was trying to encourage her, though… — Joanna Kavenna Copy Share Image
“Brigid thought how much she wanted to love her mother simply and virtuously, because she was afraid otherwise her children would grow up feeling… — Joanna Kavenna Copy Share Image
“The following morning she realised they hated her. That hurt her feelings; she always preferred her hatred to be unreciprocated.” — Joanna Kavenna Copy Share Image
