The Only Use of
covet
in
A Prayer for Owen Meany
- "What else do I need my memory for?" my mother asked her sister; the two women would smile at each other—my Aunt Martha coveting that part of my mother's memory that might tell her the story of who my father was.†
p. 237.4coveting = strongly wanting
Definition:
to strongly want (something--especially something that belongs to another)