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My name is Eva Gordon, and I may have memory loss, but I can still read. And I’ve read all those harsh words people have used to describe me in that book: cantankerous, hard-edged, stubborn, irascible, unpleasant. At least one person tacked on that the author portrayed me with “grace and care.” Hmph.

Here’s how I see things. There I was, living my life, minding my own business trying to be productive and solitary, working my refinishing business, and then—Bam...