Permanence
During class or rehearsal, he never treats her differently from the others, but in the nighttime quiet, lying side by side in his bed, his hand resting companionably on her stomach, he has told her she is his true muse, she has become his idea of a woman. Idea, not ideal, which she would recognize as a lie. It is the idea of her—the idea of women
... See moreMaggie Shipstead • Astonish Me: From the Booker Prize 2021 and Women’s Prize 2021 shortlisted author of GREAT CIRCLE
