GalvestonA powerful and absorbing story of three women whose lives shaped—and were inevitably shaped by—the success and failure of a city; a story that strangely parallels the intriguing history of this island of lost dreams. |
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... mind as I thrust an arm to my face and closed my eyes , knowing death awaited me .... A powerful gunshot split the air . I opened my eyes to see the animal pitch high above , like a fish thrusting up from the surface of the pond . His ...
... mind as I thrust an arm to my face and closed my eyes , knowing death awaited me .... A powerful gunshot split the air . I opened my eyes to see the animal pitch high above , like a fish thrusting up from the surface of the pond . His ...
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... mind was like a lantern flashing in the night . “ And I suppose they'll be having a soiree in his honor ? " I ventured . “ I suppose , " said Charles , as though the matter bored him . " Although his taste in entertainment may differ ...
... mind was like a lantern flashing in the night . “ And I suppose they'll be having a soiree in his honor ? " I ventured . “ I suppose , " said Charles , as though the matter bored him . " Although his taste in entertainment may differ ...
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... mind. I called at Charles's office and right there, amidst the clutter and stuffiness, said, “Let's not wait any longer to get married. I'm willing to go ahead right away, that is, if you still want me.” He came around the desk, his ...
... mind. I called at Charles's office and right there, amidst the clutter and stuffiness, said, “Let's not wait any longer to get married. I'm willing to go ahead right away, that is, if you still want me.” He came around the desk, his ...
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... mind to Charles , who seemed delighted by the son he thought his , yet almost awestruck at my possessiveness of him . And then one day my baby died in his sleep , his crib not two feet from my side of our bed . There was no help for it ...
... mind to Charles , who seemed delighted by the son he thought his , yet almost awestruck at my possessiveness of him . And then one day my baby died in his sleep , his crib not two feet from my side of our bed . There was no help for it ...
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... Mind if I sit here on the stairs ? " “ If you like , " she said , her attention still fixed on the canvas before her . I cleared my throat and waited as a subject awaits a word from her king . Finally she said , " This is my first time.
... Mind if I sit here on the stairs ? " “ If you like , " she said , her attention still fixed on the canvas before her . I cleared my throat and waited as a subject awaits a word from her king . Finally she said , " This is my first time.
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