Wow. Gina Frangello's writing packs a punch, folks. And so much of the emotional core of the novel was just brilliant. Mary's struggle to heal from a devastating loss, her attempt to escape her own mortality, and the ever-present longing for a female presence in her life really resonates. Yet ano...
I was high on myself that evening. It was a buzz I got rarely, the way somebody who hardly ever drinks gets plowed after one sip. At eighteen, I had progressed from being a girl who never attracted much attention, to a woman who never attracted much attention—so this kind of evening, featuring me...