Sheila burst out laughing. “Typical parents. They worry when we enter the dating game too early. They don’t want anyone to hurt our feelings, but when we take our time to settle down, they breathe down our necks, afraid that we’ll be alone forever.

“Does your family not mind you marrying outside your social class? Your sisters-in-law are born into privilege. They are social equals to your brothers and cousins.

“No one is a real Cinderella. They all come from power and wealth.”

Serenity was