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Januz feels glad to have her in his arms--his wife, who would do anything to protect their son. This is how she presents herself. Like a soldier who would kill for her country. And her country is their son.Amanda Hodgkinson
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He'd imagined peacetime would bring him a sense of belonging. During the war it kept him going, that thought of peace. He'd believed in it like a season he knew it would arrive one dayAmanda Hodgkinson
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Memories shrink. Like a soap bar used over and over, they become deformed, weaker scented, too slight and slippery to hold.Amanda Hodgkinson