She knew in her heart that nature has a preference for a particular order: parents die, then children die. But it was a harsh design, offering little relief from pain, for being in accord with it means that the fortunate find themselves orphaned.


Cold Mountain: A Novel (ed. 2007)


She knew in her heart that nature has a preference for a particular order: parents die, then children die. But it was a harsh design, offering little ...

She knew in her heart that nature has a preference for a particular order: parents die, then children die. But it was a harsh design, offering little ...

She knew in her heart that nature has a preference for a particular order: parents die, then children die. But it was a harsh design, offering little ...

She knew in her heart that nature has a preference for a particular order: parents die, then children die. But it was a harsh design, offering little ...