Chapter 4
Native to the Molucca Islands, the seeds of the nutmeg tree produce a spicy, sweet, aromatic essence. History holds that nutmeg enhances women’s fertility and aids intellectual stimulation. –DB
29 October, 1939 - London, England
Danielle pulled up the blackout shades in their suite, exhausted from another night of ear-piercing air raid sirens, during which everyone in the house trooped into the cellar for two hours. However, no enemy aircraft were spotted, and people began to suspect that these were merely drills. Outside, leaves had fallen from the autumn trees. Raindrops began to dot the windowpane; in another minute heavy rain sluiced across the glass. Danielle adjusted a quilted robe Libby had given her over her expanding waist. What an awful world to bring an innocent chi
