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Hillary Jordan • Anonymous Sex
It is foolish for her to hope that the golden letters spelling GANGULI on the mailbox will not be peeled off, replaced. That Sonia’s name, written in Magic Marker on the inside of her bedroom door, will not be sanded, restained. That the pencil markings on the wall by the linen closet, where Ashoke used to record his children’s height on their
... See moreJhumpa Lahiri • The Namesake: A Novel
Chapter One: The Blood-Moon Alarm
I always wake at the wrong time—like tonight.
3:20 a.m. Darkness pressed against my face like a damp cloth. I could hear my heartbeat—thump, thump, thump—as if someone were knocking inside the walls of an empty room. The metallic taste of blood from my dream still lingered on my tongue. I gagged, but only a thin wash
... See moreBut even after all of this, a part of him was always waiting for the day he’d come to a door and try the knob and it wouldn’t move. He didn’t mind that, necessarily; there was something scary and anxiety-inducing about being in a space where nothing seemed to be forbidden to him, where everything was offered to him and nothing was asked in return.
... See moreHanya Yanagihara • A Little Life: The Million-Copy Bestseller (Picador Collection)
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