Lucy: A Novel Marriage Quotes

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Quote #10

The holidays came, and they did feel like a funeral because so many things had died. For the children's sake, [Mariah] and Lewis put up a good front (5.14).

Looks like Mariah and Lewis are just as phony in divorce as they were in marriage. Is the argument that their pretense is for the children's sake enough to justify the dishonesty?