The Invisible Woman by Erika Robuck

Author:Erika Robuck [Robuck, Erika]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2021-02-09T00:00:00+00:00

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Virginia rises, naked, from the claw-footed tub, where she’s left a ring of dirt. It’s the night before the trip, and she’s allowed herself the luxury of a hot bath at Estelle’s place to wash away the road dirt, the field soil, the gun grease, the layers of old-lady makeup. Her sweat and tears.

Her sins.

She hops to the table near where Cuthbert stands, and catches sight of herself in the long, thin, black-spotted washroom mirror. Skin over bone and lean muscle. Bruises from banging around in the dark. A scrape along the inside of her good leg from the bicycle. A calloused knee stump. Haunted eyes, flushed skin, wet hair.

In the candlelight, she’s surprised, however, by the striking figure she cuts.

She drops her towel on the floor and runs her hand along her flat stomach, sees her breasts somehow remain full in spite of her hunger. She hasn’t bled since she arrived—helpful in the field, but that can’t be healthy for a woman in her thirties. Will she resume her cycle when all this is over, or will she stay an old woman?

You’re still in there, she thinks. But, for now, you must remain invisible.

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