Winter Garden

by Kristin Hannah

“We women make choices for others, not for ourselves, and when we are mothers, we . . . bear what we must for our children. You will protect them. It will hurt you; it will hurt them. Your job is to hide that your heart is breaking and do what they need you to do.”

life—and love—can be gone any second. When you had it, you needed to hang on with all your strength and savor every second.