“For the rest of her life, Jackie wouldn't forget that comment. She and her daddy weren't as close as they had been, and she felt a pang in her chest whenever she saw him with Sybil, but most of that… — Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Copy Share Image
“Evelyn stood over her sister, stared at her, trying to glimpse a change. What happened to the face of a broken woman? Did it turn to covey the loss or did it conspire with her heart to hide it? Looking at her, she thought it was the former. She remembered seeing Ruby so crumpled only when she was a toddler… — Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Copy Share
“If you forget everything I tell you, remember this: You can’t ever be friends with somebody who wants what you have.” — Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Copy Share Image
“For the rest of her life, Jackie wouldn't forget that comment. She and her daddy weren't as close as they had been, and she… — Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Copy Share Image
“He was by no means a thief, but Jackie had learned the hard way that life could drag disgrace out of you.” — Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Copy Share Image
“Malik didn't know who his daddy was yet. And T.C. supposed he didn't know who he was yet either. In his son's eyes he… — Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Copy Share Image
“I'm so proud of you," she said, and she supposed she was, or she would have been if her sister hadn't come over and… — Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Copy Share Image
