“But Margaret tried to manage nearly everything about our lives.

She decided what invitations we accepted, which charities we supported, even when Warren should take leave.

At some point I stopped arguing because he seemed to find it easier.”

That sounded familiar.

“Where do things stand between you?” I asked.

“We’re taking time apart.

Not because June exists.

Because seeing how easily he let other people decide what he should know made me realize how little I’d understood about this family.”