Quotes from the book The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly

He had known the rarest of things—love, real love—he'd held it in his hand and he'd thrown it away. What was left for him? A lifetime of second-bests.

—Jennifer Donnelly in The Tea Rose

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About Jennifer Donnelly

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Jennifer Donnelly (born August 16, 1963) is an American writer best known for the young adult historical novel A Northern Light.

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