Marie and Richard Marchetti live a very good life in Chicago in 1946-- good jobs, trips to New York City, nice clothes, surprise gifts, but Richard has deep secrets. Marie sees that things are falling apart, she fears for her life, and she flees. She meets Karen Franklin and they become great ...
I was a block from home and couldn’t wait to collapse on the living room sofa. Meeting with Minnie’s attorney had been emotionally draining—I was sad, tired, and confused. I hoped to feel better after a nap. When I inserted my key into the lock at the back door, I was surprised to find it was not...
Things like that didn’t happen in his family, or if they did, they weren’t discussed. No one in his family talked as openly as CJ did on any subject, and the more he came to know CJ, the more he thought that might be why he liked her. But not in a romantic way, at least he didn’t think so. Either...