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...

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...