Desdemona, mourning her parents, was still imprisoned by the past. And so she stood on the mountain, looking down at the — Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex
Desdemona, mourning her parents, was still imprisoned by the past. And so she stood on the mountain, looking down at the — Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex
Desdemona, mourning her parents, was still imprisoned by the past. And so she stood on the mountain, looking down at the — Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex
Desdemona, mourning her parents, was still imprisoned by the past. And so she stood on the mountain, looking down at the — Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex
Desdemona, mourning her parents, was still imprisoned by the past. And so she stood on the mountain, looking down at the — Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex
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Desdemona, mourning her parents, was still imprisoned by the past. And so she stood on the mountain, looking down at the emancipated city, and felt cheated by her ability to feel happy by everybody else.

— Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex
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