How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly is the transcendent story of a young woman who, in a twenty-four hour period, journeys through startling moments of self-discovery that lead her to a courageous and life-altering decision.
“"Quick, get in the car. Jesse ain't had all his shots." ( " I sure hope Jesse's the dog.")”Woman with five children and Clarissa
“"Are you sure you have half a dick for a brain?"”Clarissa
She would not allow the past, her mother’s meanness, her husband’s arrogance, to define her. She had no idea how she would step out of this wasteland riddled with her mother’s bones and her husband’s resentment, but she was determined to find her way.Highlighted by 3 Kindle customers
Life was too short, the ghost knew, for a woman to waste it on a man who did not know how to love.Highlighted by 3 Kindle customers
And, she wanted to know, was her body chemistry, her cellular road map, her blood pressure, altered by being, for only a few moments, relieved of the burden of carrying the weight of one’s own shadow?Highlighted by 3 Kindle customers
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