I didn’t care for Violet from the start. She knew Randy was gay for several years and didn’t address it. She chose to be an ostrich with her head in the sand. For too long, Violet let her parents lead her around by the nose like she was a small child . I had no respect for her. Sneaking away like a thief in the night, then coming back to “steal ” more mutual items. That’s sick and childish. Violet finally woke up, but it was so late in the story, that I still didn’t respect her. I respected Randy and empathized with all he had to deal with. I applauded his courage to live his authentic life. Violet’s parents were vile empty vessels of prejudice and biases. Henry was the biggest and most pleasurable shock at the end of the story. Kudos. Life shouldn’t be this hard and it breaks my heart what people had to go through just to live their lives. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review. The narrator did a great job bringing the characters and story to life.