![]() Instead of a moor, the uncle’s house is on the river. Still, he doesn’t give her what she needs: love. That he is not entirely cold to her needs is that he observes the old clothes she wears, that she doesn’t put on the new ones that his assistant bought her, and orders her new clothes in the style and fabric she likes. Unlike his brother, Emmett is a financial success and can take care of his niece’s physical needs: a home, clothes, food, education. Eventually, the reader discovers what has happened in Emmett’s life that results in his being unable to welcome her. Uncle Emmett, her father’s brother, is in his own way as neglectful of family as his brother. She is a neglected child, used to taking care of herself. He, with his current girlfriend, are murdered by drug dealers in a trailer park. ![]() Her father is charming, but he also neglects her. Roo’s life before she moves in with her uncle is pretty grim: her mother abandoned her. ![]()
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