Dreamwood (2014)
“Its outside was painted with eyes and a mouth, like the faces she’d seen on the Lupine poles. Ancient rose vines climbed up its sides, and beyond stretched a muddy flat grown thick with blackberry brambles. Beyond that was a gray and tumbling river. A pack of skinny dogs trotted by, following a trail of scent along the mucky ground.
Inside, the place was dark, with a hammered tin ceiling reflecting the glints of hurricane lamps. An elk’s head hung on one wall, the antlers so large across th...at a grown man could lie down inside them. A motley assortment of drinkers were gathered about the bar, seated at tables, or in the back, throwing darts. The men looked to be mainly of two kinds: big and mean or scrawny and trigger-happy.
The bartender had two long braids and a scar across one cheek. He was polishing a glass and put it down when Lucy and Pete came in.
“This isn’t a place for children,” he said. “Get on with you.”MoreLess
Inside, the place was dark, with a hammered tin ceiling reflecting the glints of hurricane lamps. An elk’s head hung on one wall, the antlers so large across th...at a grown man could lie down inside them. A motley assortment of drinkers were gathered about the bar, seated at tables, or in the back, throwing darts. The men looked to be mainly of two kinds: big and mean or scrawny and trigger-happy.
The bartender had two long braids and a scar across one cheek. He was polishing a glass and put it down when Lucy and Pete came in.
“This isn’t a place for children,” he said. “Get on with you.”MoreLess
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