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Aug 31, 2019 11:05AM

 
Book cover for Seasons of Love
Joy’s finger touches me, and her tongue keeps swirling stubbornly, and then I surrender. I surrender to Joy and give her everything I have and, with it, shed the image of the old Alice, and become me, at last.
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Rena, thank you for sharing this particular excerpt from Season of Love. Very nice, touching and deep.
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Thank you, Frances! I think it captures the book perfectly.
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