Flowers grow in the dirt, too.

Something to remember if you ever feel as if you rolled around in the dirt...I've rolled around in the dirt and feel as though I need to dust myself off and take a shower...

I'm quite curious about this book.

"Paula Fox's 'The Widow’s Children' Is A Masterclass'

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tomiobaro/widows-children-paula-fox

I've read several things by her, but never heard of "The Widow's Children." Was thinking about this author recently for some reason. Well several reasons, not least of which was when she was alive, and what else she wrote about...