The Paper Palace

by Miranda Cowley Heller

The best lesson my mother ever taught me: there are two things in life you never regret—a baby and a swim.

“I love Gina. But I carry you in my bloodstream. This isn’t a choice.”

“You’re such an idiot.” I laugh. “I am,” Anna says. “‘That’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.’”