Introduction The novel is Leni’s hero-journey as well as a coming-of-age tale. The story is told from her point of view. It is her mind the reader inhabits; it is through her eyes that the reader experiences the narrative. The beauty and
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“single-lane swimming pool under their house,”
― Northern Spy
― Northern Spy
“And it all begins,” she says, “with just one moment where something tips, from friendship into something else.”
― Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love
― Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love
“part of the joy of writing novels is the freedom an author has to elaborate on the known universe. And as we know, the world is rich in the unexpected.”
― The Tale Teller
― The Tale Teller
“Vincent loves that people in foreign countries sit down to chop. Americans do everything standing up.”
― Half-Blown Rose
― Half-Blown Rose
“The person who completes your life is not so much the person who shares all the years of your existence, but rather the person who made your life worth living, no matter how long or short a time you were given to spend with them.”
― A Fall of Marigolds
― A Fall of Marigolds
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