“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 and turned on Genus. Juke had no intention of allowing them to marry - what a fool she'd been to believe his word! - but what kind of man would want to marry her? A girl… — Eleanor Henderson Copy Share
“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
