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368 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2014
‘With every passing second, I started to give up hope. I was going to die.’ (Summer, 36)
Violet: ‘ “I used to think living on the streets, scared, cold, and alone was the worst thing in the world.” She laughed humorlessly. “How wrong was I?” ’ (Summer, 157)
‘ “We need to stick together.” That wasn’t the first time Poppy had said that, and I started to wonder if she said it so much to try and convince herself. We stuck together and what would happen? We would magically appear back home? Realization slammed me in the chest. No. She wasn’t talking about escaping—she was talking about surviving. My heart dropped. I thought we were on the same page.’ (Summer, 242)
‘ “So, Clover, what have you got planned for today?” Rose asked as if this was a normal situation. Like he was going to reply “bit of kidnapping, maybe a murder or two, the usual.” How could she even ask him things like that so casually? I wasn’t even sure if she was afraid of him anymore.’(108)
‘Rose, Poppy, and Violet silently sat on the sofa and held hands while I stood stock still, like an idiot waiting to wake up.’(Summer, 59)
‘For a minute I sat in the parking lot and stroked the tulip’s delicate, silky petals. No man had tampered with them or damaged them. They were pure and innocent—something that wasn’t often found in this world of greed, disgrace, and self-gratification. The wrong people were protected while the innocent were left to be picked at like a lion’s prey. I wanted to stop that.’(Clover, 174)
‘Loneliness was like a terminal disease. With every passing day you faded just that little bit more. I had felt as if I were dying.’ (Clover, 172)