Meanwhile, in the United States, the sun was blazing, making it hard for people to breathe.

Grace was sitting on the sofa in a red camisole nightgown, talking on the phone.

“…Mandy, if you’re going to blame me for this, it’s really unfair. A lot of people know about Emily and Nathan’s marriage. You can ask around; they were married for four years…”

“No record with the government? I have no idea about that. I was in Europe when they got married. They definitely were married. ...