Summary

In Chapter 52, a week after Eleanor found Cam and Coco together, Cam asked if they could talk. Cam told her their breakup did not have to be a tragedy. He wanted them to stay friends and to speak respectfully of each other in front of the children.

The next week, Eleanor and Cam arranged a family meeting. Eleanor did most of the talking. As she broke the news, she thought her family was like the Challenger crew, they had no idea what was about to happen.

Eleanor watched her children’s faces crumble as she told them about the divorce. Instead of asking questions or lashing out, Ursula went to watch a television show. Al went upstairs to study. Toby, however, jumped up from the rug and gave out a desperate howl. He fought Eleanor when she tried to comfort him. When he...