As we left the lawyer’s office I observed to my aunt, “The laws in this state are designed to provoke the citizens to murder.”
She gave me a disapproving look. “It’s the same everywhere,” she said. “A woman’s property is her husband’s.”
Thursday, July 10, 2025
the last book I ever read (Property: A Novel by Valerie Martin, excerpt four)
As we left the lawyer’s office I observed to my aunt, “The laws in this state are designed to provoke the citizens to murder.”
She gave me a disapproving look. “It’s the same everywhere,” she said. “A woman’s property is her husband’s.”
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