The Other Shepards"A mesmerizing novel about healing and emotional survival. Geneva Shepard and her older sister, eighth-grader Holland, have lived their lives in the shadow of a memory -- that of their three siblings who were tragically killed in a car accident twenty years earlier .... Then one day an artist appears to paint a mural in their home. Part therapist, part friend, part angel, Annie transforms their lives and allows the girls to begin a much-needed healing process after years of perceived secondary importance to their parents. This is a stunning, quietly moving novel that shows the far-reaching aftermath of tragedy in one family's lives .... |
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Page 83
... Hubbard vacation every year in Saint Germaine . The good life , hmm ? ” " The Hubbards ! " I suck in my breath . " How do you know the Hubbards ? " The Hubbards are old friends of the parents . They have rented our bungalow in Saint ...
... Hubbard vacation every year in Saint Germaine . The good life , hmm ? ” " The Hubbards ! " I suck in my breath . " How do you know the Hubbards ? " The Hubbards are old friends of the parents . They have rented our bungalow in Saint ...
Page 84
... Hubbards , and they remain part of another life , built into the dark and secret passages of a different family's history . " I've known the Hubbards forever , " Annie says . " I painted a mural for them in the pantry of their house ...
... Hubbards , and they remain part of another life , built into the dark and secret passages of a different family's history . " I've known the Hubbards forever , " Annie says . " I painted a mural for them in the pantry of their house ...
Page 173
... Hubbards are probably here , " I say , finally voicing my concern . " No , " she snaps . " They always come down in the changeover weeks between April and May . Always . We're still in the end of March . " " Well , somebody's staying ...
... Hubbards are probably here , " I say , finally voicing my concern . " No , " she snaps . " They always come down in the changeover weeks between April and May . Always . We're still in the end of March . " " Well , somebody's staying ...
Contents
one geneva | 1 |
two annie | 18 |
three the other shepards 3535 | 35 |
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Aaron Aaron Hill Adele Griffin afternoon air kisses Ambrose Annie answers Annie says Annie's birds of paradise Bishop Brown boyfriend breath coffee colors Dad's Dana DePass door Elizabeth eyes face feel fingers front Geneva adds Geneva asks Geneva calls Geneva says girls Hail Marys hair hand head hear hold Holland Hubbards inside jacket juice Kevin kids kiss kitchen knew laugh Litterbug look Louis Littlebird Louis says Macy's Madame Alexander Miss Pia Mom's morning Motahahn mouth mural never night nods Okay paint parents picture Regina Beach remember Ryan Saint Germaine Saint Jude Shepard shoes shoulders sister skin sleep slides smell smile sound stand stare stay stop story street subway sure talk tell There's thing thought Thumbkin tickets tonight tree voice wait walk wall watch wearing whisper words Yeah