However, the core facts about John, my biological grandfather, were never concealed from me, or from my elder siblings. Unlike the situation for the previous generation, this was open knowledge that we were aware of.
But I'd like to think all of us were the kind of people who'd find the idea of casting someone out for having a child out of wedlock not just cruel, but bizarre and incomprehensible.
Knowing this never made us think any less of Olive. I hope that she knew that. 42/?