"Asaro, Catherine - Echea" - читать интересную книгу автора (Asaro Catherine)

At the time, I did not understand the
situation at all. I took at face value a
cynical comment from one of my professors:
colonies always struggle for dominance
when they are away from the mother
country. I had even repeated it at
parties.

I had not understood that it
oversimplified one of the most complex
situations in our universe.

I also had not understood the very human
cost of such events.

That is, until I had Echea.

***

We had ordered a private shuttle for our
return, but it wouldnТt have mattered if
we were walking down a public street. I
attempted to engage Echea, but she
wouldnТt talk. She stared out the window
instead, and became visibly agitated as we
approached home.

Lake Nebagamon is a small lake, one of the
hundreds that dot northern Wisconsin. It
was a popular resort for people from
nearby Superior. Many had summer homes,
some dating from the late 1800s. In the
early 2000s, the summer homes were sold
off. Most lots were bought by families who
already owned land there, and hated the
crowding at Nebagamon. My family bought
fifteen lots. My husbandТs bought ten. Our
marriage, some joked, was one of the most
important local mergers of the day.

Sometimes I think that it was no joke. It
was expected. There is affection between
us, of course, and a certain warmth. But
no real passion.

The passion I once shared with another
manЦa boy actuallyЦwas so long ago that I
remember it in images, like a vid seen
decades ago, or a painting made from