“Maman loved Theo like a fourth child, and Theo loved her like a second mother. Outside of Ollie and Cora, there’s nobody on earth who knows the exact shape and flavor and weight of losing her. That was one of the sharpest pains of losing Theo: losing this vestigial piece of my mother too, the deposit of her love in Theo’s heart. It’s been nice to talk about her without explaining anything.”
