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nurse squeezedrachelsarrolbooshoulder.sheobeing ent,wereyou sayinganythihavereaklookedat katherine. ”alkingaboutpersonalstuff,butewalked tothedoor.ihuggedyou.”hearchedabroaybeshewas jealous.”froindycaaquiet”lesseretionsthanthathave pulledpeoplefros.”stilltokatherine,jacksaid,”sheandi aredivorced.shebejealous.”itherio archabroshedidntelaborateandhedidntask.shehad appointhink. chayterterkatheri,jacksaton rachelsbed.hetrahers,andtracedthenew scar. heputtheirhandspalopalthenfittedherpalohisjaw.he thoughtaboutthesighthave had,andighthavebeehoughtaboutuntrysid aboutjealousy.ahoughtaboutagined katherinehadlivedthrough. ”hinkuch,”hetoldrachel,andrealizedthat katherinehadsaidthesathing,indifferehan once. shtbesloheuptake, buthehopeless. fayeliebernileashersilver hair. herpantsuiteshebroughtahugetin ofhobakedrugelach,plusabagntainingthes.”you havee,haveyou”sheasked,stoppings suspendedhalfhroughunloadingthebag. ”.”sheheldouttepaper ”theyrefrolizasshop.ourkeyhstuce andtoto,andstard.theotherisroastbeefhboursin. choose.” ”ogether,shookher head.”iheleastliberatedofrachelsfriends.ifiwereyou, idpiaynotbegivenaeagain.”hehad feltfortablethestart,aevenresonow. sling,hereachedfortheonehrbonthehanks. thisisatreat.”fayeproducedtone. ”seenoiling,shesaidtorachel,”asexhusbands go,heisntsobad.”thesledfaded.shetouhelscheek. ”shellbefine,”jacksaid.”assoonasthebruiseinsideishealed enough,shelleafterthat.” fayenodded.foranuteshedidntsayanything.thenshepresseda handtoherchest,sookadeepbreath.afterasend one,shesaid,”doyouknoondaynighthefirst bookgroupetingthatracheleverssedinfiveyears.thats sothing.” ”itantthatchtoher””toher,toallofus.”hegaveherthe chaiearestrachelandpulledupasendone.hewasdone retreatingtotheeby.theyucha sourationaskatherinewas. hebitintohissandhoughtfully,andshy” ”eansoinute. ”because.wehaveourown livesanddoings,butwevegrown ethinghappensouch onpersonalissues. youopenup.iprobablykterthansoiseeevery day.ithinkitsthefactthatourlivesaresoseparatethatgives usthefreedoospeak.” ”instantrapportkindofthing””notinstant.ittookawhilefor soofustofeelfortableadein theurseofdiscussions.ittookthatlongto...bond.”she sled.”tritethatso trust.uhereareadozenotherbookgroupsin town.” ”allbecauseofoprah”fayekled.”oursstartedyearsbefore hers.soofthosedozenotherbookgroupshavebeengoingteas longasours.iveheardofgroupsthatareintotheirsend geion.andoursarentfanclubs. afraidtodiscussthedownsideofbooks.”shefrowned. ”theresaneed.” ”fordo.”reflective,shetooka biteofhersanditba itsethingslikekoliveina nity. upstairs,tiliesacrossthestreet,ase ofgrandparentsdootherhadabuiltinsupport group.thenonebyoneourparentsboughthousesahe suburbs,andarriedandlivedwhereverour husbandstookus,andsuddenlythesupporte pushedthekidsadefriends othersdoingthesa,andhekids greostyoung enheirsupproup”jaturedrachelba sanfrancis.”theirhusbandsandkids ”fayesledsadly.”notgoodenough.ndontknoen feel,andkidsarekids.eheren.”slingre brightly,shetouhelsarndaskedherifshereered plainandsile. ”itsalittlebookbyaaneh theash,”shetoldjack.”thereshefindsgroupsofenwholive, itytoeachother.theytalkallday, helpeahores,bahotherup.itsthekindof supportsysteherestofususedtohave,butlost.”jackhad designedalanguageterforallegeinlancaster.siwas intheheartofashuntry,hekhingaboutthesect. ”onyourlife, ”fayedeclared.”ilikeluxuries.buttherearetis lonely,yhusbandisplayinggolfandiherewerea ybackyardandothereninneighbbackyards ingtotalkthe.” ”butbackyardsarefossip.bookgroupsareforintellectual discussion.” ”theyiling. ”intelleeswhenwe disesebookshave sochatigettoourselvesatall.othersare onlygoodasfailed.facilitators.hehadnever heardthetersedquitethathesupposeditfit. ”thethingis,”fayeon,”thatwenever ...