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“Kate made a concerted effort not to drift into mommy terrain when she was with them, though she sometimes slipped and saw their eyes…

— Nichole Bernier

“I wondered if Kate would harden as my mother had when she was young and her own mother died. Some people exist quite well…

— Hilary Thayer Hamann

“And Kate thought about a time, long ago, when she had witnessed an ongoing romance between two mental patients. As a teenager watching their…

— Sabrynne McLain

“Kate had made both the environment and the body for him, and he liked the tranquil mood of the piece. There was no invented…

— Greg Egan

“The first of these occupations Kate Chester loved. Give her a book, and she could be happy still. It was one of the few…

— Rhoda Broughton

“Kate's mother's life was ruled by naps. Good news, bad news, hard work or lack of work, all resulted in a little nap. Lately…

— Amelia Williams melody malone

“and I discovered my limitations, and mainly I learned that there was a price to pay for that childhood (it turns out there’s no…

— David Grossman

“What are the lessons intended in the stories we tell to our children today?”

— Gloria D. Gonsalves

“In addition to the romance, this story explores several interesting subjects. Politics, fashion, and questions of personal fulfillment lend the manuscript a complexity that…

— Cara Addison

“Men sailed jachts across the sea and gave them to her, just to get her attention. And so perhaps her fires had been banked…

— Neal Stephenson

“Abused children as they grow to believe that they are damaged beyond repair.”

— Patricia Dsouza

“Children needed love, a reliable source of comfort, and an adult willing to take responsibility for them.”

— Deborah Harkness