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astroad06701150
by：barbaradelinsky
synopsis：
inthefadrontictraditionthatonlybarbaradelinskycandeliver；
youlletetionpackedcharactersakeyouforgeteverit
roadinthisstory；
cgillisbroughttohiskneeshathis
exaafteracaraccidento
hersidetobeadutifulfathertohischildren；heisth
abrasiveverbalabusenotonlyfrois
rachelsbestfriends
bythetithedotheydontknohelwill
beinthea；jackhasreacquaintedhielfhhischildren；and
fondrieshavesurfacedofhisexiveartistic
talentthroughrachelsbestfriend；katherine；jackleasabouta
seduringthedaystheyarried
thesecret；revealedthroughartanyfactorsthat
thrustjaode”hereevaluateshislife；
diggingdeepintohisheartsdesires；anddecidestoquithisjoband
stayatrachelsside；evenifsheneverwakesup
astroaddealseverydifficultsubjects；suchas
scarriage；divorce；travelinghusbands；breastcancer；andthe
raficationsoflivinginaahopastthe
researchexpositionandthebantering；youlllaughandcryalotat
ilygoesthroughdelinskypaintsvivid
picturesofrachel；ainsinaaforabout99percentofthe
book；butyoullseethatitsotistakesalifethreatening
accidenttorekindlethefiresoflove
alsobybarbaradelinskythreeansplaceshadesofgrace
togetheralonefordaughterssuddenlyrethanfriendsthepassions
ofchelseakaneaanbetrayedbarbaradelinskyastroasanovels
n&schuster
1
sin&sericasnew
york；ny10020
thisbookisaes；characters；places；and
inaginationorareused
fiblancetoactualeventsorlocalesorpersons；
livingordead；isentirelyincidental
pyrightc1998bybarbaradelinskyallrightsreserved；including
therightofreproductionin
sin&sarksofsin&
sanufacturedintheunited
statesofaricalibraryofngresscataloginginpublicationdata
delinsky；barbara
astroad：anovelbarbaradelinsky
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81354c219824li3cipisbn068484s768
isbn0684855755signededitioni
acknoents：
astroadirehebigsurast；people
enyown
instinctasaan；plusanannualtriptobigsur；helpedh
researchintothosethings；butthereentsofthebook
thatrequiredoutsideexpertise
iothanknancyein；nurseeducatorofthecriticalcare
unitattheneal；forthegeneroussharingofher
ti；knoaginationlikeforthefirst
ti；thankstorgotchaerlinforadviceonthenutsandbolts
ofbeinganaringrachelspieces；ithank
renata；rob；chris；andsteve；oftherenjeaugalleryforher
assistance；herear；andgreatlor；ithankbarbiegoldberg
asethingsinevitablyhitthe
flooralthoughnoneofthe1950striviathatelainerachasesent
deitintothisbook；iaratefulforhertirelesseffortsnor
didanythingofpukaskakeitintoastroad；despitethegenerous
ntributionsofrgaretcaey；er；naturalist；andfriend；and
bobreside；parkwarden；pukaskionalparkiwasdeeply
iressedhthebeautyandisolationofontario；northoflake
superior；andigihatiturebook
bookgroupah；bookgrouphoalkedabout
ingitsstorythefullfocusthatihadinitiallyintended
the；d；1ainsis
true
no；no；guys
dontlookforyourselvesinanyofcharactersiprosedi
；andididntidobelieve；though；thatyouify
eaningofthegroup；asdoi
againandstill；ithankagent；aberkoorkednearly
ashardonthisbookasihaveialsogratefultoherpartner；
a1
zuer；for
beingthereeverysingletiicallithankeditor；laurie
bestein；forkingoneofthepinsshejuggles
asal；support；andpatience；ithank
falyyhusband；steve；sonanddaughterinlaandjodi；
andthetythosetkfeelswhenhe
thinksoffalyautobiographicalalltheway
i
prologue
singseaottersshewas
ixofblackforthe
eyesthereoppingtopickupthephoneshehad
anthaaboutthat
”hiyouvereachedrachel；santha；andhopeherwise
oeandnuer；andallyou
back
thanks”throughaseriesofbeeps；sheappliedasdgeofoilha
roundbrushthencaadeeplevoicethatoooldtobe
antharacheluredagorgeousguytogo
etoofastthisn
gorgeousheoresleeze
thanstyle；butapparentlygoodathisjob”ihaveinhandthree
ticketsfortonightsgarthbrooksncert；”hesaid”sanjose
gooooodseatsineedtohearfroouinfivenutesorioving
doylistracheldealunginggrabforthephone”i
thebr 》
””heeeey；rachelhoyfavoriteartist””paintingyouneeda
creditcardnuer；rightholdonasend”sheputthephonedown；
ranthroughthehousetothekitchen；andsnatchedupher
sheber；breathlessretuingtothe
studiosheshecanvasontheeaselandsix
othersnearbyingtobefinished；thoughtofeverythingelseshe
hadtodointhenextthreehatsherazyshe
didnthavetitogotoancert
butthegirlsely；positivelyblownaway
shethrehe
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第2节
intoclear；woodsyair
”santhahope”theyewheresheyelled
again
ansefrodistance；thencloser
”hurry”sheyelledback
nuteslater；theycarunningthroughtheanthalooking
everybitasyoungashopeforonce；bothhblondhairflyingand
cheekspinkrachelshoutedtheneevenbeforetheyreached
herorethanhtheprospect
ofanallnighterortwo
”areyouserious”hopeaskedhereyeskles
vibrant；herslefilledhteeththatilltoolargeforher
faceshehirteenandentirelyprepubescent
rachelgrinnedandnodded
”ae”breathesanthaatfifteensheallerthan
hopeandgentlycurvedblondhairandall；shethat
age
tohthopeasked
”tonight”
”godseats”santhaasked
”greatseats”hopepressedherhandstogetherinexcitent”arewe
doingthehingouknoalkedabout”racheldidnt
havethetiforitshedidnthavetheneybutifherpaintings
oneye；andasforti；lifeoo
short
”theanthato
getathephoneandhopetogetahercatand；yes；
ybeevengoodforracheltogetaheroils
”ogod；ihavetocalllydia”santhacried
”youhavetodo；”rachelrrectedher；”isanythingthatneeds
tobedoneforschoolweleaveinanhour”sheelyr
crazyforgetheronsoftheiro
butthish
sheretuedtoherstudioforthehourandacplishedaslittleas
shefearedherdaughtershadthentheypiledintohersportutility
vehicleandheadednorthhavingdoneherresearchduringthe
sodayage；shekneogothestoresheed
heosanjoseitillopenheygotthere；and
hadaperfeinutesandanobsoney
later；theyergedsundertheirjeans；s
overtheirhair；andslesthesizeoftexas
thirtynutesafterthat；ellofdonaldsburgersand
friesfillingthecar；theyowardsanjose
nothingtheysadoherewere
noanhielf；afterhithouta
break；longerthaneverversionsofeach；andhobe
intoit；anthadancingbesideherifshewas
nservativethroughthefirstsongortonsciousnesswas
gonebythethirdshedancing；clappinghigh；
singing
shecheeredanthaandhopeiliarchordsannounceda
favoritesong；andshoutedappreciativelyatsongsendthe
threeoftheangtheirheartsoutuntiltheverylastenrewas
done；andthenleftthearenaaarthreefriends
happenedtoberelated
itinuteofit；not
evenanthasaid；”didyouseethatgirlrightinfrontofus
thetallonehthefrenchbraiddidyouseethetattooonher
arbr 》
theroseifiethinglikethat；wouldyousay””no；
”rachelsaidasshedrovesouththroughthedark
”evenatinyonealittlestaronankle””no”
”butitsool”
”no”
”””becauseshehanyouwhenyoure
tyfive”shethatold”
”okay；ythinkaboutatattoonot
now”
”ithasnothingtodohageithastodohstyle”
”uhhuh；”saidraakesa
statentthatyouynotakeattytyour
heartonaparticularpersonorthingthatdoesntappreciatethatkind
ofstatent”
”sinceity””since
fifteenyearolddaughterisheadingstraightfortherealworld”
”tattoosarehotallthekidshavethe”
”notlydianotshelly
nottheonesiseegettingoffthesanthacrossedher
arandsankloof
herhathopeheback；soundasleepherhathad
fallentotheside
rangalonghthe
songstheyhadheardthatnightshelovedherhat；lovedherboots；
lovedhergirlsifshehadtofallbehindinherwasfora
goodcause
sheoing；hegirlswokeup
lateandcrankytheypickedatbreakfastontherunandeventhen
nearlyssedthebusracheladeit；
andontslater；shestoodinherstudio
andntallyoutlinedthenextthreeweeks
sheeetthegirls
atthebusstopandhaveasnack；herlunchsanthawas
stillonhertattookient；verbatit
tis；beforethegirlinahuffhopehung
aroundlonger；holdinghercatfinallyshe；too；disappeared
rachelspentanotherhourinthestudiohalfnvincedthatthe
ottersoppedandputdinnerintheovenwhenshe
retuedtothestudio；itofillanothersortofneedbutthe
otterscaughthereyeagainshegaveherselfanotherhour
lnohatthehourhingshe
way
onenutere；shetoldherselffortheuteenthtih
alteatingglancesatfieldsketchandphotograph；sheusedthefine
edgeofherpaletteknifetoaddtexturetotheoilonhercanvasthe
seaottersuringthe
berandbaltblue；
andhadfoundittoodarkusingraberarinebluewas
perfect
”thebuzzerrang；”hopecalledfrohedoor
”thanks；honey；”rachelrred；addingseverallaststrokes”will
youtakethecasseroleoutandtuoffthegas””ialreadydid”
hopehersidenoudyingthecanvas”ithoughtyouwere
done”
”sothingright”shestoodbackforalongerviewandwas
satisfied”better”stilleyeingthecanvas；shesetherpalette
aside；reachedforasolventcloth；andlean
upandberightthere”shelookedathope”didsanthasetthe
table””idid”
”shesonthephoneagain””still；”hopesaidsodrylythatrachel
hadtochuckle
shehookedherbabysneckhanelbowandgaveasqueeze”five
nutes；”shesaidandsenthero
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第3节
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asprosed；fivenuteslaterrachelhekitchendolingout
lasagnaandsaladtinutesafterthat；digestingheralalong
anthahad
reents
fifteennutesafterthat；havingsho
sllsandputonfreshclothes；sheranabrushthroughherhair
thenshepausedandlookedhebookshehadreadthe
weekendbefore
shesearhoutsuccessthinkingshe
ghthavealreadysetitout；sheretuedtothekitchenandlooked
around”isbookinhere”thegirlshedishes；
santhawashing；hopedrying
”idlook；”santhasaidenotto
doanythinguntiltheseail；
stlyeanchild”i
othetelephone；”shesaid；checkinginandaround
okbooksshedoubledovertosearchtheseatsofthechairspushed
inatthetable”ireerhavingitinhand；”sherredto
herselfhatsearch；too；provedfruitless
”yourenotorganized；”santhachargedrachelregularlypreached
theritsoforganization
”oh；ia”shesed；butdistractedlysheintotheliving
roondbegansearyplateright
noildlyhhershohreeweeksawayand
closinginfast；shehecrunchokayshehadfinally
hitgoldhtheseaottersbutthereillthebackgroundtodo
forthatoneandsixothers；andeighteeninalltofrahichwould
havebeenfineifshehadnothingbutodointhenextthree
anthaforherfirstpro
anendoftheyearpiictorunforhopesseventhgradeclass；
dentistsanddoentsforbothgirls；abirthdaypartyto
throe