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“She was learning to live with his contempt and her own self disgust, but she was frantic for her child’s safety.
She wondered at times if this was what life was like for most women - if they lived this way - in terror of their men. Why did they not speak?
She did not know who she could speak to. “
omg!I just a sucker for exact prose. Also Gurnah’s diction is beautiful.What choice of words so far!!!😍
— Jan 10, 2026 12:38PM
She wondered at times if this was what life was like for most women - if they lived this way - in terror of their men. Why did they not speak?
She did not know who she could speak to. “
omg!I just a sucker for exact prose. Also Gurnah’s diction is beautiful.What choice of words so far!!!😍
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Ayo
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“Do you know where you’d get to if you walked for a 1000 days? To the other side of the world. And there is no coming back from there.
Do you know anyone that has come back from the other side of the world ? “
LOVE!!!
I love the way this moves between the literal and the surreal - simple logic opening into something existential. 😍❤️🥰
— 15 hours, 16 min ago
Do you know anyone that has come back from the other side of the world ? “
LOVE!!!
I love the way this moves between the literal and the surreal - simple logic opening into something existential. 😍❤️🥰
Ayo
is 17% done
“At 21, Raya was a beauty although she did not know that about herself. “
Just gorgeous succinct storytelling so far 😍❤️🥰
— Jan 10, 2026 06:05PM
Just gorgeous succinct storytelling so far 😍❤️🥰
