UNFORTUNATELY FOR KATE, it was easier said than done. Once back home, Kate found herself bound by cultural traditions and firmly held values. There was nothing Kate could do but to serve her mother’s wants and whims. Kate had been taught that her mother was and would always be the queen of the house. “There can only be one queen,” she’d told Kate, growing up. “Men go on to serve their wives and, by default, their mothers-in-law. But daughters are the ones who will stick by you and care for their parents as they move into old age.” It had been Helen’s way of telling Kate where her place was. Following blindly, eager to please her mother, Kate submitted and kept to that place.
She had always put her family first. She aimed to please her parents at every turn. So when Kate fell in love with
