“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, for that matter, wanted to be.” — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“She could see that like most people in the world, her mother just wanted to be loved.” — Rebecca Rasmussen Copy Share
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“What they didn’t understand then was that love, or even the play at love, wasn’t the same thing as forgiveness, which was what neither… — Rebecca Rasmussen Copy Share
“What would your word be?" Twiss said. Something to do with baking. Whenever Milly could scrape together enough flour, sugar, and butter, she'd bake… — Rebecca Rasmussen Copy Share
“The town fair, which took place over the last weekend of August each year, was just over a month away. If their family agreed… — Rebecca Rasmussen Copy Share
