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...then that I met Kristin, one of the three new friends I made on the street that morning. Kristin was crying, so I went over to hug her, hoping to comfort her and also to calm my own nerves. Kristin and I walked some more, away from other tall buildings, having no real idea where we could go that would be safe. When we had gone just about as far as we could, we stood in a long line for a pay phone. Kristin and I also became friends with two women who stood in line with us?...
...slight Jamaican accent and stood very tall. She had just begun her first day as a temporary employee in my building and said she knew only two or three people downtown. I remember my first weeks downtown. Because it is the oldest part of the city, the roads intersect at irregular and often unexpected angles. It took me weeks to find my bearings and, even now, I have to imagine a grid in my head to find my way. I cannot imagine how disoriented she must have felt...
...without warning, he starts in on the chorus of Eres Mia (You Are Mine), a song that he says reminds him of his wife. His pliant and melodious voice rises and falls, conveying a sense of yearning. He sustains a note in space. Though only 5 ft. 7 in. tall and thin as a reed, he carries the voice of a giant...
...three women in Solanka’s life (clearly Solanka is the heart-throb of a short, middle-aged professorial type, having made his way through three tall, beautiful women in the course of a single summer) become avatars of the Eumenides, the ancient Furies, and Solanka’s struggle with each of them in his creative, familial and romantic lives is the meat of the book. Yet the most poignant, underplayed aspect of the book is Solanka’s relationship with his three-year-old son. It is here that the novel exudes the warmth and heart...
Following the closure of other tall buildings in Boston, the University evacuated William James Hall as a safety precaution. Additional officers were stationed at the main entrances to campus to regulate vehicular traffic and at key buildings around campus...