The Spotted Cottage by the Sea Quotes

“She stood and took a deep breath, savoring the moment. Accounting wasn’t the most glamorous profession, she’d admit, but she was good at it. So good they’d promoted her right up to now, when she’d show them she deserved to be a senior manager. The new office would be nice. The raise would be appreciated. But what she desperately needed was the bonus. She’d never admit this to anyone, but she was broke. It was a miracle she’d made it this far, budgeting and scrimping to raise four daughters in the Seattle metro area, but she’d finally run out of tricks. The mortgage was overdue – the second mortgage was overdue, too – and this bonus was her only hope to”
― Amelia Addler, The Spotted Cottage by the Sea

“Just before she’d begun, a silence had hung between her and the audience, like an agreement to listen, to understand. It was something she had missed so badly, the feeling of being heard.”
― Amelia Addler, The Spotted Cottage by the Sea