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“She stands at the hairpin turn on Night Road. On either side of her, giant evergreens grow clustered together, rising high into the blue summer sky. Even now, in midday, this stubbled, winding ribbon of asphalt holds the morning mist close. This road is like her life; knee deep in shadow. Once, it had been the quickest way home and she’d taken it easily, turning onto its potholed surface without a second thought, rarely noticing how the earth dropped away on either edge. Her mind had been on other things back then, on the miniutae of everyday life. Chores. Errands. Schedules. She hadn’t taken this route in years. Just the thought of it had been enough to make her turn the steering wheel too sharply; better to go off the road than to find herself here. Or so she’d thought until today. People on the island still talk about what happened in the summer of ’04. They sit on barstools and in porch swings and spout opinions, half truths, making judgments that aren’t theirs to make. They think a few columns in a newspaper give them the facts they need. But the facts are hardly what matter. If anyone sees her here, just standing on this lonely roadside in a gathering mist, it will all come up again. Like her, they’ll remember that night, so long ago, when the rain turned to ash….”

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“We are all changed by this war, Soph. Daniel is your brother now that Rachel is ... gone. Truly your brother. And this baby, he or she is innocent of ... his or her creation.' 'It's hard to forget,' she said quietly. 'And I'll never forgive.' 'But love has to be stronger than hate, or there is no future for us.' Sophie sighed. 'I suppose,' she said, sounding too adult for a girl of her age. Vianne placed a hand on top of her daughter's. 'We will remind other, our? On the dark days. We will be strong for each other.”

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Book:The Nightingale
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“We are all changed by this war, Soph. Daniel is your brother now that Rachel is ... gone. Truly your brother. And this baby, he or she is innocent of ... his or her creation.' 'It's hard to forget,' she said quietly. 'And I'll never forgive.' 'But love has to be stronger than hate, or there is no future for us.' Sophie sighed. 'I suppose,' she said, sounding too adult for a girl of her age. Vianne placed a hand on top of her daughter's. 'We will remind other, oui? On the dark days. We will be strong for each other.”

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Book:The Nightingale
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