Amnesty: A NovelMaura Jaeger has hidden herself in the hills of rural Pennsylvania, teaching English at a small state college and rigorously avoiding all relationships. When her father dies, she must return to the small town where she grew up, confronting ghosts at every turn: her beloved brother Colin, whose tour of duty in Vietnam changed him forever; the town that shunned her family when her brother Zach fled to Canada to dodge the draft; the lovers who left her behind; and the family that has exiled her for her lesbianism. Forced to re-examine the childhood that she has fought so hard to forget, Maura must grant herself amnesty and begin to live life on her own terms. |
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... shaking his head and turning his back , just like he always has , and waving his hand like he's batting off flies , shaking his head , maybe pulling his hat down over his brow , if he's going outside , maybe just heading for the ...
... shaking his head and turning his back , just like he always has , and waving his hand like he's batting off flies , shaking his head , maybe pulling his hat down over his brow , if he's going outside , maybe just heading for the ...
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... shaking , like he's had a lot to drink ; his face is shaking , tears are rolling down , and he is yelling at the receiver in his hand as if it were to blame . “ You'll never amount to anything now , " he yells , " you're just going to ...
... shaking , like he's had a lot to drink ; his face is shaking , tears are rolling down , and he is yelling at the receiver in his hand as if it were to blame . “ You'll never amount to anything now , " he yells , " you're just going to ...
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... shaking , her shoulders are shaking , and all she can say is “ Dan , ” and standing there in her doorway , I see that the whole room is soft with the light of the lamps on her dresser . She sits there on her bed clutching her yellow ...
... shaking , her shoulders are shaking , and all she can say is “ Dan , ” and standing there in her doorway , I see that the whole room is soft with the light of the lamps on her dresser . She sits there on her bed clutching her yellow ...
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Adele Alyson Publications anymore arms asks basketball beneath beside body breath chair cheeks chest cigarette coffee Colin says comes curled Dan says dark Davey Janeski desk Dewberry dinner door doorway draft dodgers driveway face father says feel fingers Frances front girls glances glass hair hand hangs head hear heart hold Ilse inside Jack Daniel's keep kitchen leave lift light lips live look Magdelene Magdelene's Maura Maurice Miss Greenway mother says mouth move never night notebook nuns Okay pulls pushes Renee's saddle shoes shaking shoulders shut silent Sister Martha Sister Rosaria skin smell smiles snow stand staring stop suddenly takes my hand talk tell things throat tongue clicking touch town trees turn Vietnam voice waiting walk watch What's whispers wind window wonder woods write Zach Zachary