“Bett didn't have any siblings because she said her father had preserved what was dead for too long to be able to create life. When Bet was younger and had begged for one, her father gave her a marmot he'… — Rebecca Rasmussen Copy Share Image
“Every Saturday, heat or cold, rain or shine, Milly would see Avery running up their road, her long blond ponytail swishing in time with… — Rebecca Rasmussen Copy Share Image
“As much as Milly loved seeing Asa on that tractor, a part of her dreaded the days he came to mow, not only because… — Rebecca Rasmussen Copy Share Image
“My art teacher says I have talent," Twiss told her father, thinking of her last piece. Although she usually preferred to draw things like… — Rebecca Rasmussen Copy Share Image
“What she didn’t understand when she was fourteen, but understood very well now, was that not everyone in the world could be saved or,… — Rebecca Rasmussen Copy Share Image
“Bett didn't have any siblings because she said her father had preserved what was dead for too long to be able to create life.… — Rebecca Rasmussen Copy Share Image
“She could see that like most people in the world, her mother just wanted to be loved.” — Rebecca Rasmussen Copy Share Image
“Milly went to work on her piecrust. After she'd rolled out the bottom layer and then the top one, she moved on to the… — Rebecca Rasmussen Copy Share Image
“The idea of Milly drowning in the riverside made Twiss think of an angel falling from the sky; Milly had two pink birthmarks the… — Rebecca Rasmussen Copy Share Image
“According to her chore list, she was supposed to feed the chickens. Milly hd already retrieved the eggs. She'd mentioned something about egg salad,… — Rebecca Rasmussen Copy Share Image
“This book I'm reading says if you want to be as thin as a stalk of celery, then that's what you should be eating.… — Rebecca Rasmussen Copy Share Image
“As much as Twiss craved adventures in other places, she didn’t want those places to change how she felt about home.” — Rebecca Rasmussen Copy Share Image
“At the end of his visit, Mr. Peterson's doctor wrote out a complicated list of dietary recommendations for Bett, which included meat, meat, and… — Rebecca Rasmussen Copy Share Image
