Book 2, An Order of Release: Chapters 8-19 Summary

In chapter eight, Norman begins watching the house on Caldecote Terrace. Norman learns exactly when Maurice leaves each morning for work and when the maid leaves to shop. It is three days before Norman decides to follow the maid in an attempt to learn something about the family. It is during this time that Norman realizes the maid is not a maid, but Hilda. Norman follows Hilda for the next ten days, but all she does is shop for food and tour a few landmarks. In chapter nine, Philippa and Mary Ducton get a job at a fish and chips shop. They get to know the other employees, mostly welfare women who are working off the books to keep their benefits. In chapter ten, Philippa and her mother move into a...