Awake in the Night Quotes

“Ellen put her arms around Grace, now. “And so you know,” she said, so quietly only Grace could hear her, “I like the way you look at me.” Ellen kissed her – just once, on the cheek – and Grace smiled.”
― Shauna Mc Eleney, Awake in the Night

“By the washing line, the crisp white bed linen in her hand, Ellen tilted her face up to the sun, drinking it in. Grace stared at her and smiled; moments like this, with Ellen – mundane as they were – were her favourite.”
― Shauna Mc Eleney, Awake in the Night

“She was a compulsive reader; Nicole loved that about her, too. She could get lost in a book for hours, sometimes days.”
― Shauna Mc Eleney, Awake in the Night