LABOR DAY by Joyce Maynard

“Then again, he said, it’s an open question, which person is the captor here, which is the captive.

“He bent his head close to her ear and brushed her hair away, as if to speak directly into her brain. Maybe he thought I wouldn’t hear, or maybe he was just beyond caring.

“I am your prisoner, Adele, was what he said to her.”

 

 

 

THE SNOW GOOSE by Paul Gallico

 

“His body was warped, but his heart was filled with love for wild and hunted things. He was ugly to look upon, but he created great beauty.”

 

THE GIRL YOU LEFT BEHIND by Jojo Moyes

 

 

 

GOODNIGHT NOBODY by Jennifer Weiner

 

 

 

MY BOYFRIEND BARFED IN MY HANDBAG AND OTHER THINGS YOU CAN’T ASK MARTHA by Jolie Kerr