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“Anyone who knew the word slattern was worth cultivating as a friend.”
― The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
― The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
“A peculiar feeling passed over me--or, rather, through me, as if I were an umbrella remembering what it felt like to pop open in the rain.”
― The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
― The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
“Books are like oxygen to a deep-sea diver," she had once said. "Take them away and you might as well begin counting the bubbles.”
― I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
― I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
“There's a lot to be said for being alone. But you and I know, don't we, Flavia, that being alone and being lonely are not at all the same thing?”
― The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
― The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
“Tell them we may not be praying with them," Father told the Vicar, "but we are at least not actively praying against them.”
― The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
― The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Martha’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Martha’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Favorite Genres
Art, Chick-lit, Children's, Classics, Contemporary, Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, and Young-adult
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