Chapter 6 Summary

Juliana Frink goes shopping, allowing her mind to wander. When she returns home, Juliana discovers that Joe Cinnadella, the young truck driver from the night before, is still asleep in her bed. Juliana wakes him up and begins his breakfast while he bathes. Juliana is curious about him, so she goes through his things. Juliana finds an Iron Cross, proving that Joe did fight in the war and was heroic in doing so. Juliana asks Joe about it and learns that he lost two brothers to the war, that he fought in Cairo, and that he feels a deep-seated anger toward the British as a result of some of the things the British army did after the fall of London. Joe changes the subject by showing Juliana a book he has. The book is The Grasshopper Lies Heavy. Joe dislikes the book, believing...