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Dropping the teapot was a perfectly normal reaction. Dropping it into Mr. Bainbridge’s lap was merely an accident of placement; I had to drop it somewhere. It was my exclaiming “Bloody fucking hell!” in a voice that topped Mr. Bainbridge’s heartcry that had made Frank glare at me across the scones.

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I had been demure, genteel, intelligent but self-effacing, well groomed, and quietly dressed—everything the Perfect Don’s Wife should be. Until the tea was served.

Oh how I love this writing… fav quotes so far:

eyes bright with the stimulation of alcohol and company.

who inclined his head in a combination of politeness and deafness.

“Och, aye.”

“It was that time of day when the sun starts making room for the night and everything looks ghostly.”

“Our hands cradled our heads as we watched the fireflies fight the stars for attention.”

This book is so cool! I’m basking in its brilliance

“Men and women are both human beings. And as humans, we’re by-products of our upbringings, victims of our lackluster educational systems, and choosers of our behaviors. In short, the reduction of women to something less than men, and the elevation of men to something more than women, is not biological: it’s cultural. And it starts with two words: pink and blue. Everything skyrockets out of control from there”

The amount of boundaries that are crossed by people in this book has any screaming