Strong for Potatoes: A NovelSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 2011/04/01 - 256 ページ Cynthia Thayer's acclaimed debut novel, Strong for Potatoes, is the resonant story of the difficult youth of Blue Willoughby, a remarkable girl growing up in eastern Maine. In a life beset by tragedy, beginning with the death of her twin sister Berry only days after their birth, Blue must discover on her own strength she needs to survive. |
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... blue leatherette cover. My father's legacy, there in the photographs, our lives, our loves, our experiences, neatly packaged for posterity. Brian and I sit on the couch, no longer the children we were when we first met, both of us ...
A Novel Cynthia Thayer. Blue riding her new bike . June 25 , 1991 First pictures with my new tripod . CHAPTER 1 " Hey , you got an eyedropper ? " Brian asked . " You mean one of those things in the bottles , those long glass things ...
... Blue , in a steel safety case , and stuck it in my pocket . I wanted to insist that Brian tell me what we were going to do , but I liked the idea of a surprise so much I didn't . The liquor was in the old sideboard at the end of the big ...
... blue steel package . I took the package out and looked at it . I was trying to hurry but seemed to be operating in slow motion . My thumb pushed at the opening in the package , pushed on the blade , and it eased its way out of the slot ...
... Blue and Brian carve up a live frog , June 25 , 1990 , underneath the picture . “ Look at that . ” Brian's voice shook . The frog body gave a small shudder and then flattened itself to the rock . The organs had quit . “ Oh shit , the ...