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Deb Mcmillan
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She had read about a pram in the hall being the enemy of intelligent women. With apologies to whoever wrote that, was there no greater enemy of a woman’s good mind than a man in bed? Stop
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“I do not believe the loss of a child is something one ever overcomes. One puts on the faces one needs, but inside, one bleeds and bleeds.”
― The Dream Lover: A Novel of George Sand
― The Dream Lover: A Novel of George Sand
“the steamboat left the harbor and it was something in this world, the paddle thundering, the smokestack blowing, and people lined up on the top deck waving handkerchiefs. I watched it”
― The Invention of Wings
― The Invention of Wings
“She hoisted the basket of laundry, heading into the house and the ever more appealing prospect of her pillow. The moon threw shadows across the yard, a painter expert exclusively in the palette of gray and blue.”
― The Baker's Secret
― The Baker's Secret
“have a problem with ageism, overt and especially covert. My feeling about a person’s age is that it’s a serving suggestion. It’s up to you what you do with it: take it as offered, modify it, or ignore it altogether.”
― Tapestry of Fortunes
― Tapestry of Fortunes
“Nobody,” Sage reads, “who looks at a shard of flint lying beneath a rock ledge, or who finds a splintered log by the side of the road would ever find magic in their solitude. But in the right circumstances, if you bring them together, you can start a fire that consumes the world.”
― The Storyteller
― The Storyteller
Deb’s 2025 Year in Books
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