Lilac Girls (2016)
“It was shocking how easily my life had become derailed. The French word dépaysement ran through my head—the sense of disorientation one feels upon having an immense change forced upon oneself. Mother had done a yeoman’s job of dusting, but all at once, the apartment looked especially unkempt, the windows in need of washing, the telephone cord impossibly tangled. Mother’s solution to my situation was to force-feed me eggs as if I were a foie gras goose. Midway through her oeufs pochés, I shared ...my situation.
“Did you hear my little chat with Rena?”
“Only bits. She seems like a dear thing.”
“I suppose. But she’s not giving Paul up.”
“That’s a pickle.”
“Not really. Isn’t it obvious? He still loves her.”
Mother cracked another egg into the boiling water. “How would you know? You don’t answer the phone. Paul leaned on the doorbell for an hour last night, poor thing.”
“Five minutes, Mother. Don’t exaggerate.”
“It’s too bad, really. Under different circumstances, you and Rena could have been good pals.”MoreLess
“Did you hear my little chat with Rena?”
“Only bits. She seems like a dear thing.”
“I suppose. But she’s not giving Paul up.”
“That’s a pickle.”
“Not really. Isn’t it obvious? He still loves her.”
Mother cracked another egg into the boiling water. “How would you know? You don’t answer the phone. Paul leaned on the doorbell for an hour last night, poor thing.”
“Five minutes, Mother. Don’t exaggerate.”
“It’s too bad, really. Under different circumstances, you and Rena could have been good pals.”MoreLess
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