“Pass your little test then Ruth? Nice of you not to scare this one away with that trademark glare of yours. Been awhile since we’ve had someone interested in bookclub. I’m Jericho, why don’t you take a seat Eric?"

“I find this passage comforting, brings back memories of when I first moved here with my daughter and son. Coming to this town was probably the best decision I made at the time. I had my kids with me, no one to tell me what I was doing was wrong. I was happier than I probably should have been.”

”I just wish their mother had felt the same, she had enough when my oldest was six and just gave up, leaving them without a second thought. Though I guess it was a good thing I never married her.”