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d8d5555
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Inspector Milne's suspicious prying appeared to have awakened her inner Bolshevik, and so I discovered my own lady mother is not above quietly circumventing the law.
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bolshevik
delightful
innovative
elizabeth-wein
the-pearl-thief
surprising
mother
curious
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Elizabeth Wein |
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f4d204d
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She gave a low and delighted chuckle. Her eyes were black as a moonless December night and reflected the electric lights like stars.
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stars
romance
bisexual-character
chuckle
teen-romance
lgbtqia-character
ellen-mcewen
the-pearl-thief
julie
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Elizabeth Wein |
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9d51e6b
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Och, they suit you, Queenie! Promise me you'll wear them.
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lgbtqia-character
queenie
elizabeth-wein
the-pearl-thief
julie
sarcasm
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Elizabeth Wein |
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ad5c1a4
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I ken who you are! You're Strathfearn's granddaughter. Julie Stuart, is it? Och, aye, Lady Julia! Well then, Lady Julia, tell me -- who don't you deserve a glass of water?
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lady-julia
upstart
elizabeth-wein
ellen-mcewen
the-pearl-thief
indignation
frustration
sarcasm
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Elizabeth Wein |
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c0c099b
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The wave of memory had submerged me for a whole minute, while I'd just sat staring and let it all come flooding back.
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mind
submerged
elizabeth-wein
the-pearl-thief
julie
memory
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Elizabeth Wein |
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b999ca9
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Looking up at the stars and smoking in silence.
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silence
stars
romance
elizabeth-wein
ellen-mcewen
the-pearl-thief
julie
certainty
smoking
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Elizabeth Wein |