“I told Angus my mom being dead wasn't something I pinned exactly on my birthday. It's more like this bag of gravel I'm hauling around every day of the year. If somebody else brings it up honestly I'm glad of it. Like, just for that minute, they can help me drag the gravel.”
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Barbara Kingsolver is an American novelist known for her insightful social commentary and rich literary imagination. Her works often explore themes of environmental protection, social justice, and women's issues, and have gained widespread popularity. Born on April 8, 1955, in Arkansas, USA, Kingsolver grew up in Arkansas and Mexico, and later earned a BA in literature from Amherst College and an MA in comparative literature from Columbia University. more
“As he ran warm fingers down her arm she felt the cold nothingness as if he was already gone.”