"I first turned up at Ruth's recovery centre in Dover - the modern one with the white tiled walls - just a few weeks after that talk with Laura." (Page 214)
So Ruth become overbearing. Sarcasm alert. Who would have guessed? Laura apparently didn't remain fond of her after Kathy became a carer. I had been anxious to see how Kathy would embrace her new life as a carer, and I was not disappointed. She eased into it because of her sudden distance from Ruth and Tommy. Her conversation with Laura intrigued me because they discussed Ruth, and I was wary of how that would play out. However, their old foibles basically died away with the years, and Kathy finally got a bit of closure. I still don't like Ruth much, but I'm beginning to understand how things don't matter as much at the end of your life.
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