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Celeste Ng • Everything I Never Told You
“You must have a very kind husband,” a woman said, “to look after your daughter while you do this.” “What do you mean?” Olive asked, but of course she knew what the woman meant. “Well, he’s looking after your daughter, while you do this,” the woman said. “Forgive me,” Olive said, “I fear there’s a problem with my translator bot. I thought you said
... See moreEmily St. John Mandel • Sea of Tranquility: A novel
Jo March of Little Women is one, the eponymous Anne of Green Gables another, Betsy Ray of the beloved Betsy-Tacy books a third.
Betty Smith • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
Emeline had always seemed occupied with watching everyone else and trying to be helpful, but she’d stayed on the sidelines, as if it weren’t her turn to live. William had thought the hesitation was part of Emeline—part of her personality—but now it was gone. She seemed fully alive in front of him.