“She believed in the miraculous. Or she had, until she reached an age when, all of a sudden, she realized that the life she was living was, in fact, her life. The clay of her being, so long infinitely malleable, had been formed, hardened into what now seemed a palpable, unchanging object, a shell she inhabited.”
In this historical fiction, a woman travels to a small town in search of a marriage proposal, only to find herself in a situation that challenges her expectations and the societal norms of the time. more
Robert Goolrick is an American novelist born in 1948. His works are known for their delicate emotional descriptions and profound exploration of the human psyche, primarily focusing on the lives and relationships in the American South. more
“Sweet sixteen is when the claws come out.”
“Old butterflies should have the sense to die while the summer sun is shining,”