Sherry was the opposite of Joanie: sober, churchgoing, methodically ambitious. She owned a profitable business, running a daycare center from the basement of her home. She was responsible to the point of prim, or, in Margo’s summation, “snotty.” Raised by southerners, Sherry would be nobody’s girlfriend. She called herself Sonny Boy’s “common-law wife.” Elaborate church hats filled Sherry’s closet, stored in shiny boxes. Each Sunday brought a new look—a
