Summary

Book Six is broken down into months of the year followed by named chapters therein. These pages are part of Book Six titled Nine Months and spans from October to December. There are three main storylines within Book Six: Edgar’s time in the Pinelands with the man in the green truck, Lucy’s experience of losing a child, and various flashbacks that relate to themes in the novel.

Readers learn that the name of the man in the green truck is Conrad. They remain in his family’s remote cabin; beginning with Edgar going through withdrawals after running out of the Percocet he became addicted to. Conrad uses small and constant lies to alter Edgar’s memories and leaves Edgar believing that Ron chopped off the tip of his finger and that his mother does not care for him nor is she...