And there it is: Even though weโre standing in the same patch of sun-drenched pavement, we might as well be a hundred thousand miles apart.
Lauren OliverThis is the language of the world beforeโa world of chaos and confusion and happiness and despairโbefore the blitz turned streets to grids, cities to prisons, and hearts to dust.
Lauren OliverThe ideaโthe fact of it, the fact that he even noticed and thought about me for more than one secondโis huge and overwhelming, makes my legs go tingly and my hands feel numb.
Lauren Oliver