The Sea Garden Quotes

“the ingredients for lunch: ciabatta bread, couscous salad with apricots, ham, and a goat’s cheese flan,”
― Marcia Willett, The Sea Garden

“side. When she tries to explain her passion for it he reminds her how Anthony Trollope wrote all his books after a hard day’s work at the Post Office.”
― Marcia Willett, The Sea Garden

“on his shoulders. ‘Listen,’ she is saying, still in that desperate whisper. ‘Please just listen to me. I’m pregnant, Al. Just for God’s sake, listen . . .’ And then Dickie comes across the lawn from the house, calling out cheerfully, carrying some bottles, and Rowena sees Al’s head turn sharply, and both figures freeze into immobility and silence. She slips quickly away, joining Dickie a few moments later, and then Juliet appears alone, pinning up her hair and smiling – but there is no sign of”
― Marcia Willett, The Sea Garden