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Chapters (62)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. PART I
  4. Eve
  5. 1
  6. Maddy
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. 4
  10. 5
  11. Eve
  12. 6
  13. Maddy
  14. 7
  15. 8
  16. 9
  17. 10
  18. Eve
  19. 11
  20. Maddy
  21. 12
  22. 13
  23. 14
  24. 15
  25. PART II
  26. Eve
  27. 16
  28. 17
  29. 18
  30. 19
  31. Maddy
  32. 20
  33. 21
  34. Eve
  35. 22
  36. 23
  37. Maddy
  38. 24
  39. 25
  40. Eve
  41. 26
  42. 27
  43. PART III
  44. Eve
  45. 28
  46. 29
  47. 30
  48. 31
  49. 32
  50. 33
  51. 34
  52. 35
  53. 36
  54. 37
  55. 38
  56. 39
  57. Coda
  58. 40
  59. Acknowledgments
  60. Reading Group Guide
  61. About the Author
  62. Copyright

I know Mom would be basically fine with the idea of me writing to you. But I REALLY don’t think we should tell her right now. The thing is, one of her best friends has cancer and my mother is very busy and stressed. I think it would be better not to give her one more thing to worry about (not that she especially would, but you know what I mean). I am an only child. I have a Ragdoll kitten named Cloud. I really wish I had a brother or sister. I especially wish I had an identical twin. Then you would have two surprises on your hands instead of one . . . ! Mainly there would be someone else on the planet like me. And if one of us got lost, Mom would have a spare! Just kidding. I have two cousins, Denny and Joe, but that’s not the same. They live in California. We live in DC. Well, Takoma Park, Maryland, to be exact. My grandparents live right in the middle of DC, on Corcoran Street. Sometimes I wish I belonged to a huge family. But I like mine the way it is. How many children do you have?

Maddy

P.S. Estudio español en la escuela.

Hello Maddy,

Bravo on learning Spanish! I come from the north of Spain, a little place in the mountains. I moved to London eleven years ago to take a research position. I met my wife, Erica, here. She is English and I ended up living in London without really intending to. A lot of things in life happen without you intending them. We have two sons. Oscar is 6 and a half, and Daniel is 4. I don’t know what your mother has told you about me.

I am so sorry to hear about your mother’s friend. What I am worried about is that Eve will feel left out when she knows we have been writing to each other. I’m so happy you wrote to me, but I think it’s better if we stop for now, until you decide whether you can tell your mother.

Saludos,

Antonio

Antonio,

Well are you going to tell your family about me?

Maddy

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