![]() ![]() An articlein The Huffington Post suggested that millions of parents have given - or will give - their kids ducks for Easter. But here's another not-so-cool thing about ducks: they poop. They're soft, and their chicks are even softer. Yes, Ruth Zardo, the mad, brilliant poet in Louise Penny's How the Light Gets In has a pet duck named Rosa. And Rosa looked at Ruth, as Jean-Guy's hand caressed the feathers of Rosa's back, coming closer and closer to the long neck.įinally Jean-Guy's hand stopped, and rested. She watched Rosa, holding her dark duck eyes. "I could wring her neck, you know," he said. He seemed not to notice, but after a few moments he brought his hand up and stroked Rosa. She carefully placed Rosa on Jean-Guy's lap. lifted Rosa from her lap, feeling it warm where the duck had been. ![]() Here is a scene from the novel that features that poet, Ruth, and her pet duck, Rosa: ![]() I can think of few other writers who could sidestep cuteness in a scene that features an elderly female poet and her pet duck." In her review of How The Light Gets In for The Washington Post, Maureen Corrigan writes: "Penny's voice - occasionally amused, yet curiously formal - is what makes the world of her novels plausible. This article relates to How the Light Gets In ![]()
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