“Was there a lot of carryin’ on in there?” asked Cokie. “I don’t know,” I said. “You don’t know?” said Patrick, turning around from the front seat. “Jo, they have a baby grand piano, but no one in the family plays. They have shelves of books they’ve never read, and the tension between the couples was so thick it nearly choked us.”

“Was there a lot of carryin’ on in there?” asked Cokie. “I don’t know,” I said. “You don’t know?” said Patrick, turning around from the front seat. “Jo, they have a baby grand piano, but no one in the family plays. They have shelves of books they’ve never read, and the tension between the couples was so thick it nearly choked us.”

— Ruta Sepetys