She wore white heirloom lace about her throat And in her hair a bright golden feather A pearl like a plum hung ripe from her neck But her smile fetched ten gold together
Shannon HalePersonally, I believe โYoung Adultโ to be an arbitrary title that means the book "Can be enjoyed by anyone/Has a main character whoโs not quite an adult/Isnโt really boring.
Shannon HaleSometimes my fancy gets to floating inside me, threatening to carry me away like a leaf on a wind. Better to be a stone.
Shannon HaleSeriously, a thirty-something woman shouldn't be daydreaming about a fictional character in a two-hundred-year-old world to the point where it interfered with her very real and much more important life and relationships. Of course she shouldn't.
Shannon Hale