At Sunday Brunch, My Family Celebrated “High Society.” Three Weeks Later, They Learned the Truth

at the email with my name at the top and the Riverside crest at the bottom, then back at me.

“The keynote speaker gets introduced by the club president,” she said. “Your bio will be printed in the program. Your face will be on screens. Everyone will know that my sister runs a major international foundation.”

“Yes,” I said more gently. “They probably continue reading …