Why should I be polished and improved like goods for sale? I might not even want to marry! And besides, I have many skills. I can read and write and play the flute and harp. Why should I change to please some man? If he doesn't like me the way I am, then he can get some other girl for his wife.
Daughter of the Forest: A Sevenwaters Novel 1 (ed. Pan Australia, 2008) - ISBN: 9781741984958