The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows (Feminine Pursuits, #2)

Title:: The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows (Feminine Pursuits, #2)
Year:: 2020
Author:: Waite, Olivia
Genre::
Rating:: 5
date finished:: 2020-07-29

Highlights

There was no sweeter privilege of motherhood than knocking at dawn on the door of one’s self-indulgent son, only to observe when the door creaked open that he was spine-shudderingly, knee-wobblingly, and stomach-churningly hungover. — location: 410

Agatha had had books stolen and pirated before—what printer hadn’t?—but to have a book colonized by bees? It was absurd. — location: 527

As though one would offer arson instead of a bouquet, to win a lover’s heart. High crimes were probably better suited to a betrothal than a mere courting gift: you couldn’t just start burning things down in hopes the other person found it romantic. You’d want to be sure. — location: 1925

When you didn’t have the vote, sometimes you had to take what power you could grasp with your own two hands. — location: 1964

Romantic friendship. Passionate friendship. Very often naked and desperate to fuck each other friendship. — location: 2046