From the Turner House by Angela Flournoy: "other siblings feared Marlene...she was too quick to get angry and too long to forgive, but Leah knew that Marlene simply loved hard"(212, pb). I am hoping this will be defined.
Sometimes, Flournoy spells it out when she need not and other times she assumes an understanding. Such as when younger son Troy visits his aging mom and complains, "Viola could complain about Cha Cha all day if you allowed her, just as she could Francis Turner, never mind that he was dead"(177). And, we know from this that Troy is feeling a bit unloved by his mum. But, just in case you're obtuse, or reading this while watching the ball game, Flournoy adds (in Troy's thoughts or via the narrators voice?), "The constant complaining suggested she cared for them most"(177).
Then, there's nice: "Cha Cha thought, if only she was as understanding as she was nurturimg"(218).
Moving delayed. Spent the afternoon reassigning staff.
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