Kennedy Kerr > Quotes

“boundary”
― Kennedy Kerr, The House at Magpie Cove

“thinking about Rebecca, the romance novel, again. In her column,”
― Kennedy Kerr, The Cottage by the Loch

“interesting place when she’d passed by on her way to the community centre for choir, or to the shops for provisions. The wooden door was painted red, but boasted a glass panel featuring a rising sun over water, and a rainbow beyond it. The café windows were a patchwork of coloured squares of glass joined by black lead piping: cornflower”
― Kennedy Kerr, The Diary from the Cottage by the Loch

“I’m giving you the opportunity to be involved in a very high-quality private catering event. Isn’t that something you’re supposed to be training for?’ Nathan hissed. ‘I don’t care what Maude may or may not feel. This is business.’ The door was opened by an attractive middle-aged woman wearing a crisp grey pencil skirt, forest-green blouse and black stilettos, standing in the doorway. ‘Ah, Mr DaCosta? The catering? Perfect timing.’ Lila suddenly felt dowdy in her catering whites. ‘And your colleague? Welcome. I’m Sarah, the housekeeper; I’ll show you where to set up.’ They followed Sarah into the house, her high heels clicking on a perfect white marble floor. Lila wondered if she ever lost her balance on such a slippery surface, especially in those heels. A housekeeper wearing what looked suspiciously like Louboutins wasn’t quite what Lila had expected. She was cross with Nathan and wished she’d never come, even though the extra money was useful. Still, she thought to herself, she was here now, and Nathan was her boss. So she was stuck here. ‘Just checking it’s a party of twenty?’ Nathan asked her as they traversed the long hall, hung with old-fashioned oil portraits intermixed with modern paintings. Just that wall of art would probably pay for my flat, Lila thought, admiring”
― Kennedy Kerr, Secrets of Magpie Cove

“edges”
― Kennedy Kerr, The House at Magpie Cove

“Trauma comes when people fully witness the soulless evil which exists in the minds of others. When you are exposed to that kind of cold, inhuman violence; that desire to hurt, that complete lack of humanity, you are traumatised.”
― Kennedy Kerr, Lost Memories of the Cottage by the Loch

“excitement.”
― Kennedy Kerr, The Cottage by the Loch

“National”
― Kennedy Kerr, The Cottage by the Loch

“Maya Angelou said: If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”
― Kennedy Kerr, The Cottage by the Loch

“We have learned that when people ask how any of us are doing, and when they really listen to the answer, with an open heart and mind, the load of grief often becomes lighter – for all of us. In being invited to share our pain, together we take the first steps toward healing.”
― Kennedy Kerr, Secrets of Magpie Cove

“perfectly shaved neck to her cheek made her recoil. Her breath, carefully measured as she’d stood at the door, grew light and fast. ‘You’re looking well, Mara,’ he murmured before he let her go. Discomfited, she looked around her. She coughed; she started to feel lightheaded and made herself take in some deep breaths: in through the nose, out through the mouth, in, out. Why was she even here? He’d called the night before, and she’d really wanted to refuse to come around at the late notice, but it just happened to be a night that Serafina had offered to take the children so that Mara could work on the beach house. Serafina had also dropped a few heavy hints about her spending so much time with Brian, but Mara hadn’t given her any details. It was reasonable: they had”
― Kennedy Kerr, The House at Magpie Cove