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Quiet Anchorage (Isabel & Alma Trumbo, #1) QUOTES

Quiet Anchorage (Isabel & Alma Trumbo, #1) QUOTES

1 " Megan stepping back let her glance switch from Alma to Isabel and return to Alma. No doubt about it, thought Megan. Created as much alike as any sisters ever had been, their resemblance started with their matching red-and-white polka dot blouses. Since she was a young girl, she had matched their eye colors to their different personalities. "

― Ed Lynskey , Quiet Anchorage (Isabel & Alma Trumbo, #1)

2 " Within the same hour as the murder took place, Isabel Trumbo sat in her armchair dozing, the Alaskan Outdoor magazine on her lap. Her kid sister Alma fidgeted in the other armchair, from time to time picking up her newspaper folded over to the day’s crossword puzzle. "

― Ed Lynskey , Quiet Anchorage (Isabel & Alma Trumbo, #1)

3 " Quote is taken from Chapter 1:

A decade ago when Isabel’s husband Max had died, they’d moved in together and merged their possessions. Neither sister brought any fussy teapots, canaries, sachets, or doilies, but lots of other stuff had to either stay or go. Looking at the lime green armchair gave Alma the willies. Her suggestion to slipcover it in a more subdued color had garnered Isabel’s frosty stare, and Alma had dropped the matter. "

― Ed Lynskey , Quiet Anchorage (Isabel & Alma Trumbo, #1)

4 " Quote taken from Chapter 1:

I know what." Isabel reached under the end table, took out the game board, and rattled the Band-Aid box containing the letter tiles. "It's been a week-and-a-half since our last Scrabble game. "

― Ed Lynskey , Quiet Anchorage (Isabel & Alma Trumbo, #1)