I'm not sure why I am not liking this book...the premise sounded so good. Plus I got this book at Borders. It's about how Charlotte Bronte wrote Jane Eyre over years of nursing her sick father and spending time at a school where she had a relationship with her married professor. Maybe this story ...
He is glad to have this new case, this young girl, however difficult she might be. Yesterday, she went on at length and quite monotonously about her father. He wants to explain the secondary benefits of illness. It is important she understand how she is using her illness to get her father’s atten...
He is coming down slowly and staggering into the dining room, his hand hovering over his half-closed eyes. “The light!” he moans. “Close the shutters! Help me,” he begs. Anne puts a cautionary hand on her sister’s arm. Emily immediately folds the letter she is writing, as well as the one they hav...
The first light of day barely illumines the sky as he parks the white car outside the club. He finds the young tennis pro waiting for him on the tennis court, its purple morning glories growing up the fence around it. The pro sends him an easy forehand, and Dawit slams the ball back hard, aiming ...