Friday, March 20, 2026

the last book I ever read (Offshore: A Novel by Penelope Fitzgerald, excerpt three)

from Offshore: A Novel by Penelope Fitzgerald:

Presumably Father Watson said these things automatically. He couldn’t have walked all the way down to the Reach from his comfortless presbytery simply to talk about Martha’s name.

‘She’ll be taking another name at confirmation, I assume. That should not long be delayed. I suggest Stella Maris, Star of the Sea, since you’ve decided to make your dwelling place upon the face of the waters.’



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