June, Chapters 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 Summary

Ava dreams of walking in Eddie's garden and viewing voluptuous fruits and vegetables, until the two of them ascend like angels holding hands in their contentment. The summer is not all organic happiness, though, as Ava gets more involved in Joyce's work at the Sewing Circus. The minister's wife prohibits Joyce from sharing information about AIDS to the young women in the group, but Joyce is stalwart in her mission to educate them; she realizes the knowledge could save their lives one day. Ignoring all of the warnings, Joyce holds a meeting where she demonstrates the proper use of condoms using jumbo hot dogs. Unfortunately, the minister's wife walks in at a most inopportune moment and evicts the group amid warnings of repercussions for such inappropriate conduct in the church hall.

There is a bright spot on the sisters'...