“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… — Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Copy Share Image
“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
