" That day he actually sat us down and lectured us about how important Mum was to him. 'Your wife will be like a mirror to you,' he said, 'expect she'll show you your true self. A man can be he life of the party at the pub with his mates and a monster at home to his wife. Who is his real self? Not the mask he wears in public but the soul he shows only to her. "

― Tiffany Reisz , The Pearl (The Godwicks, #3)