The Chymical WeddingIn a dazzling weave of story and character, The Chymical Wedding tells two parallel and interconnected tales--one set in the late 1840's, one in the 1980's, both played out in the same English village. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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Page 169
... closed his eyes , leaned his head so far back I saw the tendons stretching in his neck . The question might have punched him there . ' Disaster , ' he said . ' Totally unanticipated disaster . ' I sensed shaky ground . ' Well ? ' For ...
... closed his eyes , leaned his head so far back I saw the tendons stretching in his neck . The question might have punched him there . ' Disaster , ' he said . ' Totally unanticipated disaster . ' I sensed shaky ground . ' Well ? ' For ...
Page 329
... closed , the long lashes unmov- ing . There was no tension anywhere about her . She might have lain in relaxation after a yoga class the soft exhaustion that exertion brings . I smiled uncertainly , expecting her to sense my gaze and ...
... closed , the long lashes unmov- ing . There was no tension anywhere about her . She might have lain in relaxation after a yoga class the soft exhaustion that exertion brings . I smiled uncertainly , expecting her to sense my gaze and ...
Page 457
... closed , panelled doors and walls that were stippled with rising damp . I looked back at Edward who stood with one hand leaning against the door - jamb , his breathing terse , gazing into the Rectory as into his own bad dreams . ' Alex ...
... closed , panelled doors and walls that were stippled with rising damp . I looked back at Edward who stood with one hand leaning against the door - jamb , his breathing terse , gazing into the Rectory as into his own bad dreams . ' Alex ...
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The Green Man | 3 |
The Figure in the Stone | 21 |
The House of God | 41 |
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