“That the man and woman were husband and wife, and the parents of the girl in arms, there could be little doubt. No other than such relationship would have accounted for the atmosphere of stale familiarity which the trio carried along with them like a nimbus as they moved down the road.”
– The Mayor of Casterbridge
Nothing like Thomas Hardy to get you feeling all warm and fuzzy about family!
UPDATE: The NYTimes reports that sales of sci fi, fantasy, and romance novels are rising, even as general book sales suffer in this depressed market. Apparently everybody in America except me is looking for a happy ending!
Alan Schmierer
oh yeah, that’s my favourite part…