Ruby: A Novel

Author:Francesca Lia Block & Carmen Staton [Block, Francesca Lia & Staton, Carmen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780060840570
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2006-07-03T07:00:00+00:00

Before Isabelle left, she decorated the house with evergreen boughs, holly wreaths, mistletoe, bowls of nuts and fruits, candles, gold and silver moons and stars.

Every nook and cranny was draped in folds of rich dark green velvet. It did look magical, and I began to think maybe I should at least try to do some spells of my own.

Maybe I could cheer you up a little at least. So I spent the whole day on the meal. There was a rich mushroom ri-sotto, crusty bread, a tray of cheeses, mulled wine, sweet spiced nuts, a glazed poppy-seed loaf, and the cookies I had imagined making with my mother.

I draped a green velvet cloth over my arm and balanced two large trays on either hand. Those years of waitress-ing as a teenager had paid off a little. You looked up.

“May I come in?”

You nodded. Your eyes widened a little at the food, but you didn’t say a word.

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