She had been so vulnerable, and Norah wanted only to protect her. But that vulnerability was tied to a massive mistake, a perception of herself too damaged to love. If Norah got anything from this...

It was the yearning she related to. Shriver seemed to understand the specific human pain of wanting and pushing away at the same time. It left her with a gorgeous ache, and when she turned...

Unlike your mother,” she said, exhaling, “I told the culprit immediately. I thought at the very least he would visit me in the hospital after it was all done, but the son of a bitch...