More than anything, they shared a love of books. Katrina, who was studying English, introduced Marie to literature she had not previously read, ranging from the lesser-known works of Jane Austen to contemporary fiction. “She was a much faster reader than me, and would read more than one book at the same time,” Katrina recalls. It was the beginning of a lifelong delight the two took in recommending titles to each other and discussing them avidly, each feeling she hadn’t really experienced a book until the other had read it, too.
