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The Women
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Frankie took the cigarette. She didn’t smoke—never had—but just now, it gave her something to do with her unsteady hands and blocked out the smell of blood.
“Know what?” “Everything. The wind you hear is the same wind that has always blown. The rain that falls is the same rain. Over and over, round and round, like a giant circle. The wind and the waves have been present since time began. The rocks and stars too. But the rocks don’t speak, and the stars are too far away to tell”
― What the Wind Knows
― What the Wind Knows
“Caitlin didn’t seem keen to tell her the truth, which was upsetting. Once they’d been so close and reliant on each other. Whereas now, they never spoke about anything personal. It was sad, thought Isla, trudging on through a deep drift. She missed the wonderful sister she’d once had.”
― The Sisters at the Last House Before the Sea
― The Sisters at the Last House Before the Sea
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