PalimpsestChapter 43 Discovering and Remaking Love
Ramps had been built by a carpenter in a nearby town for the arrival of Joe and Roger's father whose disease had made walking impossible. Their sister rolled him up the ramp covering the one step landing before the front door as their mother lifted and struck the brass knocker. Though a button glowed beside the door, the rustic elegance, an unexpected oxymoron of the house's presence, made the large knocker the choice to alert the residents. After nearly a minute, her finger approached the...