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About New York City

And the risks—oh, don’t get me started! You’re dodgin’ cops, STDs, weirdos. It’s like, “Do you want to die?”—y’know, that line from the movie? I’m screamin’ it in my head! I’d be a nervous wreck—am I gettin’ arrested? Am I gettin’ robbed? Is she gonna stab me? I’d overthink it ‘til I’m sweatin’ through my cheap suit. Pretty, pretty bad scenario, if ya ask me.

Lesley Glaister, Helen Dunmore

Mourning Ruby is a novel about self and loss, grief and fragmentation, guilt, love, sublimation, and, in the end, adaptation through the power of knowing.

Dunmore is such a maze, you know? Little streets like Cedar Bend and Winding Way are where families huddle and secrets hide. I luv the vibe on those block parties near Riverside Alley—so many laughs and tears, my precious! I once sat in the corner of Maple Park (naw, not that tree-filled park, silly!) watchin’ kids play and families argue softly. Ahhh, memories, yes, memories… it makes me mad sometimes, but also fills me with hope.

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