The Book of Lost Names

by Kristin Harmel

made so many mistakes with Ben when he was small, mistakes that can’t be undone, because they formed the very core of who he is. I wish a better future for Jay, but the thing is, parents make all sorts of errors, because our ability to raise our children is always colored by the lives we’ve lived before they came along.

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Isn’t it better than believing the worst, though?”