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Anyone else confused by the ending? I thought Elle made a decision to stay with her husband the previous night but then she takes off her wedding ring before she goes to the pond where she can Jonas waiting. What are your thoughts?
Judith She has been linked to Jonas all these years because of their secret, punishing herself, but now feels "released" & realizes they couldn't go back eve…moreShe has been linked to Jonas all these years because of their secret, punishing herself, but now feels "released" & realizes they couldn't go back even if they wanted to. She isn't selfish enough to hurt her kids the way her dad & mom hurt her. Instead of swimming to Jonas, she takes off her old wedding ring & "presses it into her life line" as a symbol of a new beginning.(less)
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The Paper Palace
by Miranda Cowley Heller
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