Harvest of Bones (1998)
“She looked up, to see Kevin Crowningshield, the B and B guest from next door. She’d met him briefly the night before. “Oh, hello,” she said. She was tired—she’d had an unscheduled barn inspection that morning from Agri-Mark. The fellow had a list of complaints, was “put-out” by Vic’s chickens in the barn. “I’ll see that they stay out,” she’d said, knowing it was impossible, what with people and animals in and out all day.
“A woman shouldn’t carry that load,” Kevin Crowningshield said. The voice... was quite thrilling actually, deep; the man could be a baritone soloist. “My—well, my wife used to say that,” he apologized when she glanced up at him. “It crushes the organs or something.”
Ruth had to smile. “I’ve been carrying wood for twenty years, and my organs are still intact—far as I know.” Actually, she was two years overdue for a physical—Pap smear, mammogram, all that female business. She had no health insurance, for one thing: it was a rip-off, Pete always said, and she had to agree for once.MoreLess
“A woman shouldn’t carry that load,” Kevin Crowningshield said. The voice... was quite thrilling actually, deep; the man could be a baritone soloist. “My—well, my wife used to say that,” he apologized when she glanced up at him. “It crushes the organs or something.”
Ruth had to smile. “I’ve been carrying wood for twenty years, and my organs are still intact—far as I know.” Actually, she was two years overdue for a physical—Pap smear, mammogram, all that female business. She had no health insurance, for one thing: it was a rip-off, Pete always said, and she had to agree for once.MoreLess
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