Bak eyed her long and hard. “You seem an intelligent woman, mistress, and
all the world knows you toil each day by your husband’s side. You can’t have been blind to his wrongdoing.”
“He
has many admirable qualities, Lieutenant.
He’s kind and generous and loving.
His heart is filled with laughter.” She caressed her husband’s cheek with the back
of her fingers and a smile touched her face, a tenderness that vanished in an
instant. “I take him for what he is and
close my eyes to his faults. That’s what
makes a marriage, and ours is a good one.”
(from A Face Turned
Backward by Lauren Haney)
8*/10. The full review is here.
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