“She chuckles to her self thinking of all the exploits outsmarting lusty pirates, sinking armadas, rescuing seals and lost mariners, 20 questions with Cephalopods, racing orcas and dolphins, dueting with Whales, -and yet- the thing she favors most…”

“…That firecracker of a child came to me in the time of red pistachio leaves. She loved reaching this part of the book…”