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. |
この書籍内から
検索結果1-5 / 83
... Brian and I sit on the couch, no longer the children we were when we first met, both of us taller, more mature, older. My beloved Brian. He watches me as we look through the pictures, his eyes magnified behind his thick lenses. I take ...
... Brian asked . " You mean one of those things in the bottles , those long glass things ? " " Yeah , you know , you squeeze the rubber thing at the top and the stuff drips out . " The linen closet where the medicines were kept was dark ...
... 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 room . Mostly gin . That was what Daddy drank . I guessed it would do . There were ...
... Brian asked , raising his eyebrows , which made his eyes look even bigger . " Does this have something to do with all the stuff we brought ? " " You'll see . Let's leave everything here ' til we get back with the frogs . " Brian put the ...
... Brian , my head cocked to the side to see where I was going . We both slid down the bank by the swampy little pond and took off our shoes and socks . My shoes took forever to unlace ; they were black and high and ugly and I hated them ...