I think I know what it's like to have a family that the outside world sees as peculiar … - Emma Donoghue

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Where am I and doing what? You might well ask. Freaky chick, you say? You can't imagine. I am priestess of a sandcastle in a land of dust and starlight.

Emma Donoghue

I think I know what it's like to have a family that the outside world sees as peculiar or lacking.

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Ma's still nodding. "You're the one who matters, though. Just you. " I shake my head till it's wobbling because there's no just me.

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