Madeleine George books

The Difference Between You and Me (2012)

It smells like a pet store or a zoo: the yeasty, sawdusty odor of a caged animal and the nest it lives in. Involuntarily, Jesse backs up a step on the narrow porch to escape it, but Esther smiles her wide smile and says, “Hey, come in.” “Thanks,” says Jesse, and steps inside. It’s so dark inside ...