Excerpt from The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

Who pulled away first? In all the replaying, this was never clear to Marianne. And had the moment lasted minutes? Seconds? It was both crystal clear and full of confusion. For days afterward she could feel the place where Connie's hand had brushed the hair from her cheek. It shivered in memory, hot and cold at once.

"Connie," she said when they were once again apart. He leaned forward and brought her hand to his lips. But before she could think what to say, what to ask, he rose and was gone.

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