Sophie Thompson’s Reviews > The Winter People > Status Update

“Auntie was often giving me these little tests, and I knew I had to choose my words carefully — if I answered wrong, she might ignore me for course, pretend I wasn’t there; she might even go as far as not to give me my share of lunch or dinner. I had learned at a young age that disappointing Auntie always meant paying a price, and it was something I worked very hard to avoid.”