BOOK QUOTE:“I scrub our journey from my flesh. I wipe away...

BOOK QUOTE:

“I scrub our journey from my flesh. I wipe away layers of soot. I rub off the remaining drops of blood. Warm water soothes the sting and throb of welts from prison. I rub lavender and mint between my locks of hair. I close  my eyes and inhale the subtle scents, and think of Nell.”

― Ned Hayes, from the novel Sinful Folk