“Then a series of terrible things actually did happen: DeRoches father died of metastasized colon cancer in 2014, and her longtime boyfriend broke up with her at the height of her grief ——”
This author must be 12 years old.
If she thinks that those 2 things are a “series of terrible things” she has a lot of surprises in store.
Live can be brutal.
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Well if she is 12, then I’d say she’s already experienced brutality at losing her Father at such a young age.
Pretty snarky comment for no reason imho