Chapter 30 Summary

It's drizzling outside, and Izzy's chest is bothering him, so they decide to stay in. Grandpa urges Rachel to go home, but she insists she's not bored. She asks whether he has any pictures of himself when he was a young man or of Grandma Eva. He is brusque and argumentative as ever, but finally he brings out a manila envelope filled with old photos.

There is a picture of Izzy and Eva together, and he's actually handsome. In one photo, Grandma Eva is just Rachel's age. She is standing on the peak of a roof, with her hands on her hips, smiling slightly into the camera. Grandpa gives Rachel that picture.

Grandpa rests on the couch, and tells Rachel about meeting Eva on the beach. He talks about the brick house he built for her with his own hands and how practical...