Grace Period

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Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

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Prologue

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pp. ix-x

Book One

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pp. 1-117

I remember the period leading to that as my hibernation. It began shortly after we buried Doug, then Nancy moved out of the house. His slow death from AIDS had torn our marriage apart, leading to what I’d hoped would be an amicable divorce. Fat chance. Our meetings with an arbitrator had immediately turned tense as financial settlements snipped the ties Nan and I had built...

Book Two

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pp. 119-289

I moved into Miranda’s house after we married; that left my place empty, but not for long. My daughter, who seemed to accept my union cordially though not joyously, had moved into Randy Lozano’s apartment, and soon they were talking about marriage and even kids...