Kate went through the texts on Eva’s phone, wondering if she should even bother with only an hour before the burial. People she’d never met wanted to hold a reception at Eva’s place, some were offering to bring food to the house they grew up in, others were demanding to know why they weren’t invited and at least half were asking who Kate was.

She was only a little surprised to see that very few offered any kind of condolences.

Stepping outside Kate glanced up to ...