“Indeed, the more she wrote, the louder the stories seemed to grow, swirling in her mind, pressing against her head, anxious for release. She didn’t know whether they were any good and in truth she didn’t care. They were hers, and writing them made them real somehow. Characters who’d danced around inside her mind grew bolder on the page. They took on new mannerisms she hadn’t imagined for them, said things she didn’t know they thought, began to behave unpredictably” (326).
My mom recommended this book to me. It is one of the best I’ve read in a long time. For even more words that are speaking to me, check out the author, Kate Morton, talking about writing The Forgotten Garden.
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Looks great! Just checked my public library and I’m number nine on the list!
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