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Del's avatar

Your use of Avery's approach (and Qumrum) to give insight into Robert's evolution is striking and beautifully done.

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Susie Mawhinney's avatar

Your perception of the nature of we humble beings is deepened with every chapter dear Mary, your melange of story and fact profoundly beautiful. Roberts digging deep for meaning, reassembling facts; this is what we do, even when answers will never be laid out in exactly the way we wish... ❣️

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Alisa Kennedy Jones's avatar

This is so beautifully put.❣️

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Susie Mawhinney's avatar

Thank you Alisa, Mary has such an acute awareness of human nature, the repercussions of love. 🙏🏼

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<Mary L. Tabor>'s avatar

Ah, what a love, you are. Alisa. Serial fiction is not an easy sell on this site, despite the quality that I don't think you'd acknowledge if you didn't really believe it ... xx

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<Mary L. Tabor>'s avatar

Ah, Susie, how you understand and express with such eloquence. I thank you so for being one of my readers ...

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Jeffrey Streeter's avatar

Wonderful I loved the opening conceit of Lena as the Qumrum caves, giving up her secrets archaeologically. And the closing passage about evidence and Matisse's search for the essence of things. Beautifully blended with the story

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<Mary L. Tabor>'s avatar

Ah, Jeffrey, you read with your heart and your mind. So grateful here.

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Kimberly Warner's avatar

“I need it to hold you after lunch.” Brilliant spin on the phrase “to hold you over.” But of course, Lena’s phrase is more layered with meaning. Even the egg she wishes could hold him!

Robert’s grieving and sorting and archaeological digging is so believable and heavy.

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<Mary L. Tabor>'s avatar

Ah, Kimberly, such a reader you are. And so much gratefulness here for knowing you that way and for reading you.

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Ellen Kornmehl MD's avatar

The Milton Avery was a treat...clarity like your perspetive

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<Mary L. Tabor>'s avatar

Ah, yes, Ellen: perspective. Such kind words.

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