“Sometimes, Blister was thinking, the only person in the world she could really count on was herself, and that was not enough.” — Susan Richards Shreve Copy Share Image
“Lucy settled into August's kitchen as if they were a family.” — Susan Richards Shreve Copy Share Image
“...bunches of flowers and kisses, their bodies locked together by a stopwatch." Descriptive on an affair” — Susan Richards Shreve Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, Blister was thinking, the only person in the world she could really count on was herself, and that was not enough.” — Susan Richards Shreve Copy Share Image
“I'm sick in the heart," Blister aid, climbing into the car. "I don't need the doctor." "Heartsick is the worst," Daisy G. said.” — Susan Richards Shreve Copy Share Image
“It may be true that you can't judge a book by its cover," Daisy G. had told Blister just last summer. "But the cover… — Susan Richards Shreve Copy Share Image
“The rules for raising children had gone out with her parents generation of daughters who had lived as Lucy had, in patient silence, acting… — Susan Richards Shreve Copy Share Image
“Now. 1973. Exactly." He tipped back in his chair, his arms folded across his chest. "So much changed in the sixties, the war, the… — Susan Richards Shreve Copy Share Image
