I really enjoyed this and read it compulsively over a 24 hour period. I loved how the author captured the Cape Breton spirit in this book. I thought Lexje was a well developed character and found myself sympathizing with everything that happened to her. My only complaint is that the ending was to...
She leaned against the brick at the back of the house while counting to one hundred. It wasn’t easy. A housefly kept buzzing around her head and the back of her checkered dress was sticky with sweat, she’d been standing so long in the noonday sun. “Ready or not, here I com...
She’d been looking forward to seeing Dermot all week. It was nice to be happy about something for a change. Life was beginning to feel more normal, due in no small way to the medication she was on. Her mood had been changing slowly, but she was aware of her progress and the small glimmer of hope ...
“You’re the best…” CHAPTER NINE “Will you shut that kid up?” Dumber yelled at them from the front seat. “He’s making me crazy.” “He’s scared, that’s all.” Gracie held Keaton tighter, but he continued to wail. “He’ll be more than scared in a minute.” Gemma leaned forward. “My, that’s really brave,...
I’m in a backwater with two old fuddy-duddies who take their job as guardians to heart. Their charm wears off after a week. Not that I’m not grateful, but I went from a life of complete abandonment to a jail cell. It’s bound to end badly. They don’t want me to go anywhere....
Trouble was, he didn’t have a chance to examine his own heart closely because real life kept interfering. There was the rush to get Sarah to the doctor. She was miserable and feverish when he picked her up and he felt terrible that she cried in her car seat all the way in. She wanted a hug but he...
