The Final Appraisal at the Lake House Before the Family Reckoning

not the point.”

“It rarely is with you.”

Diane appeared in the hall.

“What boat?”

Mark pointed toward the lake.

“The wooden boat. Gone.”

Diane looked at me.

“Dad, that was part of the estate character.”

Estate character.

Not family memory.

Estate character.

“I was not using it,” I said.

Mark paced.

“That boat would’ve been worth a fortune restored.”

“Then you should continue reading …