”ey
friends
beingthereforpeoplee”jackkneeant
ra
feelalltheentionthatbyvirtueofbeingle；hefelt
guiltybyassociationhroy
”here；arenti”shethought
aboutthatforanute；seenglyhoutranr”haveyouthought
aboutthepossibilitythatrachelyonlypartiallyreverif
sheinishedifshecanttalkright；orwalk
right
ifshecantpainthen”hehadntthought
thatfarhedidnttodoitnosgetherwokenup
first
thentherestitsbeenaherinenodded
andglancedatherch”ihavetogetbacktowork”
”thankyou；”jacksaid
”forinutethethankshadstartled
hitoo”foringtodayfortellingyoudidabout
rachel；andaboutyou”
”ihaventtoldnypeopleidappreciateitifyou”i
”hehitchedhisheadtohedoorandbeganhat
；hesaid；”thankyouforbeingtherefor
rachelshesluckytohaveafriendlikeyouanreceiveand
give”
”thatsanicethingtosay”
”ihavents”oniulse；hegaveheraquickhug
”hatfor”sheaskedk
”idontknoedright”
”ithinkyoujustyboobs”
”yching”helookedbackatrachel；wonderingifshe
understoodthehughestill”rodebacktothe
bed
katherine”””rachel”heleanedover
her；hisheartpounding”isahat；rachel”
”ething”hetookher
hand”rae；giveasqueeze”heed；felt
nothing”eon；angel
”heheldhisbreathbuttherehing”tryablink”againhe
ethingikno”
”rachel”katheriried”fightit；rachelpushyourwayupwe
toknohing”theystoodside
byside；leaninginoverrachel
”ybeiksaid”jesusiuldhaveswo”
”raoveforus”froehindthea
cindysvoice”shappening”oldher；sheleanedin
ontheoppositesideandchafedrachelsjaw
”rachelrachel”jackchingrachelcloselyenoughtopickup
theslightestvent；buthedidntseeathingtheyedand
eagainhadefeatedsigh；he
straightened”idontknoyowneyei
lookingforitandsuddenlyithappened”
”itghthavebeeninvoluntary；”cindysaidthatthee
fasterthanusualsaidsothingaboutherexcitent
jackrecalledaterauerhadused”posturing””posturingis
largerddarrlegventsiorealongthelines
ofeningitsagradualhatstartshthe
fingersortoes”
”thisfingerortoes；”hesaid；buthishopeswereupagain
ifrachelileinonefell
shagradualeuld
thatstillbethestartofsothing”theeyesbehindcindysthick
glassessaidybeorybenotandhisletdoued
”dohingdifferent”the
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nurse
squeezedrachelsarrolbooshouldersheobeing
ent；wereyou
sayinganythingsheghthavereactedto”jacklookedat
katherine
”alkingaboutpersonalstuff；butewalked
tothedoorihuggedyou”hearchedabroaybeshewas
jealous”froindycaaquiet”lesseretionsthanthathave
pulledpeoplefros”stilltokatherine；jacksaid；”sheandi
aredivorcedshebejealous”itherinestuto
archabroshedidntelaborateandhedidntaskshehad
appointntsetothink
chayterterkatherineleft；jacksaton
rachelsbedhetracedeachofherfingers；andtracedthenew
scar
heputtheirhandspalopalthenfittedherpalohisjawhe
thoughtaboutthesighthave
had；andighthavebeenhethoughtaboutuntrysicand
aboutjealousyandhethoughtaboutagined
katherinehadlivedthrough
”hinkuch；”hetoldrachel；andrealizedthat
katherinehadsaidthesathing；indifferentorethan
once
sothereightbesloheuptake；
buthehopeless
fayeliebeileashersilver
hair
herpantsuiteshebroughtahugetin
ofhobakedrugelach；plusabagntainingthes”you
haventeatenyet；haveyou”sheasked；stoppings
suspendedhalfhroughunloadingthebag
”notyet”sheheldouttepaper
”theyrefrolizasshoponeisturkeyhstuce
andtoto；andstardtheotherisroastbeefhboursin
choose”
”ogether；shookher
head”iheleastliberatedofrachelsfriendsifiwereyou；
idpiaynotbegivenachoiceagain”hehad
feltfortablethestart；andfeltevenresonow
sling；hereachedfortheonehrbonthehanks
thisisatreat”fayeproducedtone
”seenoiling；shesaidtorachel；”asexhusbands
go；heisntsobad”thesledfadedshetouchedrachelscheek
”shellbefine；”jacksaid”assoonasthebruiseinsideishealed
enough；shelleafterthat”
fayenoddedforanuteshedidntsayanythingthenshepresseda
handtoherchest；sookadeepbreathafterasend
one；shesaid；”doyouknoondaynighthefirst
bookgroupetingthatracheleverssedinfiveyearsthats
sothing”
”itantthatchtoher””toher；toallofus”hegaveherthe
chaiearestrachelandpulledupasendonehewasdone
retreatingtotheebytheyucha
sourationaskatherinewas
hebitintohissandhoughtfully；andshy”
”eansoinute
”becausewehaveourown
livesanddontaleetings；butwevegrown
ethinghappensouch
onpersonalissues
youopenupiprobablyknoenbetterthansoiseeevery
dayithinkitsthefactthatourlivesaresoseparatethatgives
usthefreedoospeak”
”instantrapportkindofthing””notinstantittookawhilefor
soofustofeelfortableadein
theurseofdiscussionsittookthatlongtobond”she
sled”tritethatso
trustuniquethereareadozenotherbookgroupsin
town”
”allbecauseofoprah”fayechuckled”oursstartedyearsbefore
herssoofthosedozenotherbookgroupshavebeengoingteas
longasoursiveheardofgroupsthatareintotheirsend
generationandoursarentfanclubs
afraidtodiscussthedownsideofbooks”shefrowned
”theresaneed”
”fordo”reflective；shetooka
biteofhersanditbackin
itsethingslikeknoeanstoliveina
nity
upstairs；tiliesacrossthestreet；asendset
ofgrandparentsdootherhadabuiltinsupport
groupthenonebyoneourparentsboughthousesandvedtothe
suburbs；andarriedandlivedwhereverour
husbandstookus；andsuddenlythesupporte
pushedthekidsadefriends
othersdoingthesa；andhekids
greostyoung
enheirsupportgroup”jackpicturedrachelbackin
sanfrancis”theirhusbandsandkids
”fayesledsadly”notgoodenoughndontknoen
feel；andkidsarekidsenneedotheren”slingre
brightly；shetouchedrachelsadaskedherifshereered
plainandsile
”itsalittlebookbyaaneh
theash；”shetoldjack”thereshefindsgroupsofenwholive；
itytoeachothertheytalkallday；
helpeachotherhchores；backeachotherupitsthekindof
supportsysteherestofususedtohave；butlost”jackhad
designedalanguagecenterforallegeinlancastersincethatwas
intheheartofashuntry；hekneethingaboutthesect
”onyourlife；
”fayedeclared”ilikeluxuriesbuttherearetis
lonely；yhusbandisplayinggolfandiherewerea
ybackyardandothereninneighboringbackyards
ingtotalkthe”
”butbackyardsareforgossipbookgroupsareforintellectual
discussion”
”theyiling
”intelleeswhenwe
disesebookshave
sochatinthehatgettoourselvesatallothersare
onlygoodasfailedfacilitatorshehadnever
heardthetersedquitethathesupposeditfit
”thethingis；”fayeon；”thatwenever
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knoilthere
iseoftheintellectualiseofus
needtakeirograedtobehoyhusbandatnight
idneverhavetheuragetoleavehiloneifittogab
ehjanshehasfourveryyoungchildrengranted
theyhaveananny﨡anteachesgolfatoneoftheclubsutthenannys
gonebysixjanshusbandofbabysittingthekids
houtjanifshedidnthaveagoodreasontobegone”
”ifoneofthekidsissick””oneofthekidsisalways
sick”
shesled”obviously；thereareergencies”shetouchedrachel
again”
ndaynight”sheayed
jaal
nversationasthoughnothingracheland
hisinsidesbottodouththebruiseonherfacehealing；there
orepalenesstoherherfrecklesstoodout；ingfortherest
ofhertoretutolife
heuldntnceiveofitnothappeningbutithadbeenaweekso
ybeshehadblinkedearlierthatingsincethen；nada
”bookgroupisatnt；”fayeinedto
distracttheoth”thatwasagroundruleweonlyhaveseven
ersifhalfoftheontshoe”
”itsstillstrangeto；”hesaid”rachelha
nonjoiner
””inthecityitsdifferentinthecitytherearepeople
everywhere
theresnoiseeveryioneverysoinbig
sur
theethingthatrachellovesabout
theplaceisitsdraistneedstobealone；butnot
allthetiidguessthatrachelfeelsreofaneedtojoina
groupnohanshedidinthecity”
”eeting”
”hasrachelhosted””everyonehas
thatsanothergiven”
”isntitoutoftheore
thanitsoutoftheodrivetous”sheletouta
breath；suddenlysoberagain；andjackkneind
”theaccidentuldhavehappenedanyalling
thestatetrooperhadsaidatthescene”sheuldhavebeen
headingtocarlforapletelydifferentreason；andituldhave
beenaloteshewakesup；shellbefine”whenfaye
reinedgrihesaid；”tellbooksrachelchose”ashehad
hoped；shebrightenedhelikeditileditdereality
easiertotake
sheischievouslynoanisa
ronticatheartoneyear；shehadusdoafares
anotheryear；shehadusdotessofthedllrbervillesbothdeher
eerifhehadeverseenrachelcryovera
book
”oncethegirlsuchgazines；yes
butthegirlstlethen；andactiveifshedoingthings
；sheinutesofreadinginbedatnight；
andshelikealight”
”thethedoorshewore
anothertanktop；ashortskirt；andhighplatforhoestoday；
insteadoffeathersorbeads；ashierofsilverfellfroerleft
earthestreakinherhaired
subduedhereyeshel
standingthereatthedoor；shelookednearlyasyoungandvulnerable
ashope
jackroseenter；fayeinute；
theyhuggednunlikelyupleonthesurface；notsounlikely
hallfayehadsaiduedtothebed；charliewas
hher
sherefusedtheofferofachair；though；refusedtheofferofa
sandstoodhherhandsonthebedrailandhereyeson
rachel
”iusedtoliveinsanfrancis；”shesaid”e
tis”
”didyouhateitaschasshedid”jackasked
”resheheonedefendingtheplacerestaurantsfunky
clothingboutiquesiknearriage
uchthativenotuntilnowyou
seeheritsaboutaanusfortyandsuddenlystartsto
disappear”
”disappear””reallyrachelsaidshefeltlikethatinsan
frananypeople；toony
noises；toonythingsgoingeveryonce；sothatshe
uldntclearherheadandpaintshedidnthaveananchorvital
partsofherselffloatingeveryhway；upandaway”
”charliethatsalittledratic；”fayeslded；andtoldjack；
”thebookisaboutaanesonlythroughother
peopleouknoanthasther；charliesfriend”
”butrachelhadheroity；”jackargued”sheist
””struggling；”charlieinsisted”sheuldntbeselfsupporting
notinsanfrancisshehadtorelyonyouforherbasieeds”
”iyjob”charlie
lookedatfaye；tedtheairhacharlie
avalonbeing；shesaid；”shehatedthewayher
therthoughtneyhebeallandendalloflifeshefeared
youekdrek”whendidi
throoneyaround””youboughtherarock”itinutebefore
herealizedeantthenhehunghisheadandrubbedtheback
ofhisneckarockit
ondring”
”thatsarock”hebleachartingto
knot”ihadabuddyofherstotallyartsyguyetitinashieldof
platinundgoldithoughtshedloveit”
”shesaiditakeupforthetravelingyou
did”jack”iryingtotellherthatithoughtshewa
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