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May 2006, 528 pages
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Jun 2007, 576 pages
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She would know that spring had arrived when green crept into her rabbit’s-eye
view, as the small plots of earth around the trees in front of the building
filled with hardy weeds or the floral attempts of residents longing in vain for
gardens of their own. (The dogs were no help there.)
Just below the windows, Greenie had hung her copper and stainless-steel bowls,
in pairs. It was a minor joke she still enjoyed: displayed this way, they looked
like pairs of great armored breasts, the warrior bosoms of Amazons, of Athena,
Brunhilde, and Joan of Arc. Count me in! Greenie told herself while inspecting
her private battalion. Carpe diem, ladies!
Excerpted from The Whole World Over by Julia Glass Copyright © 2006 by Julia Glass. Excerpted by permission of Pantheon, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
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