a brief moral saying taken from ancient or popula…
The Transit of Venus
by
Shirley Hazzard
March 31, 2024 - April 2, 2024
(read, fiction, worth-rereading, women-and-their-dilemmas)
Hazzard, S. (1990). The Transit of Venus. Penguin Books.
p.253
sententia »
p.237
crepuscular »
(adj) of, resembling, or relating to twilight
p.221
bilious »
(adjective) of or indicative of a peevish ill-nat…
p.200
roué »
(noun) a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasur…
p.153
gravid »
(adjective) pregnant / (adjective) distended with…
p.286
He said, "I am near thirty-four years of age, and…
p.286
He said, "I am near thirty-four years of age, and…
p.286
He said, "I am near thirty-four years of age, and…
p.281
"I've not seen you since."
It was the mingling…
p.277
When she left the place it was getting dark and t…