But it all zipped by. One minute Marlena and I were up to our eyeballs, and the next thing we knew the kids were borrowing the car and fleeing the coop for college. And now, here I am. In my nineties and alone.

The Sara Gruen Collection: Water for Elephants - At the Water's Edge - Ape House (ed. Hachette UK, 2016) - ISBN: 9781473656420