My Husband Demanded My $5 Million Lakefront Deed to Save His Failing Company—Then His Mother Shoved Me Down the Stairs and He Served Me Divorce Papers in the Hospital
The house survives partly because Grandfather understood that.
The marriage did not.
That is not tragedy.
Not every structure should be preserved.
Some things are valuable because they endure.
Others become healthier because they end.
Today the foyer floor is scratched white oak.
The dining table seats eight.