Meredith Jaeger > Quotes

“Margaret looked at the ring on her finger. "Gran gave me this before we boarded the ship. It's the most special thing in the world to me. I'll never take it off, Hanna. No matter how hungry I am.”
― Meredith Jaeger, The Dressmaker's Dowry

“the marble really heavy? And fragile?” She tucked a wisp of her blond hair behind her ear. “Oh yes! We had to pull some strings. But Walter is a close”
― Meredith Jaeger, The Dressmaker's Dowry

“Hanna reached for Margaret's hand, knowing nothing she could say would bring comfort. Margaret would never see her grandmother again. Nor would Hanna see her Oma, who had wept when Hanna boarded the ship for America, waving goodbye for the last time. Only the elderly and frail were left behind. And letters from home were not the same as a warm laugh or a cup of tea shared on a cold day.”
― Meredith Jaeger, The Dressmaker's Dowry

“For a week now, I've walked past the HELP WANTED sign in the window, trying to work up the courage to step inside. I hear Tony's voice in my head.

You don't need to work, Judy, You're my wife.

But Tony isn't here to stop me.”
― Meredith Jaeger