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"At night he is never tired enough to sleep. She reads to him from whatever book she is able to find in the library downstairs. The candle flickers over the page and over the young nurse's talking face, barely revealing at this hour the trees and vista that decorate the walls. He listens to her, swallowing her words like water."
— Jan 31, 2026 01:24AM
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"She entered the story knowing she would emerge from it feeling she had been immersed in the lives of others, in plots that stretched back twenty years, her body full of sentences and moments, as if awakening from sleep with a heaviness caused by unremembered dreams."
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Jan 31, 2026 02:18AM
"Swallowing her words like water" on page 5... a phrase to die for. If nothing else this put a dent in my soul Georgia.🦢
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E wrote: ""Swallowing her words like water" on page 5... a phrase to die for. If nothing else this put a dent in my soul Georgia.🦢"I read it last night and had to read it again, and again, and again, and again, E. Sheer poetry.
Great quote Georgia and I agree about his use of metaphor...gorgeous
Jonathan wrote: "Great quote Georgia and I agree about his use of metaphor...gorgeous"I'll be taking this one slowly, Jonathan. Want to savor every sentence.
Understood..I remember watching the award winning film many years ago and it took my breath away
Jonathan wrote: "Understood..I remember watching the award winning film many years ago and it took my breath away"Good to hear, Jonathan. I'm going to watch the film after I'm done reading.
This is one of my favourite books. The writing is perfection. Enjoy.
Liz wrote: "This is one of my favourite books. The writing is perfection. Enjoy."Snowed in here so the time is right. So glad I started it, Liz.
Stay warm - think of North Africa and Italy!
