Chapters 18-19 Summary

Chapter 18 begins the third part of the book. Kathy has been a carer for some time and has grown to like the job, although she is constantly alone and on the move. She has not seen Tommy or Ruth since leaving the Cottages and only hears about them through rumors and the occasional rushed chat with mutual friends as she moves around the country caring for donors.

One day Kathy runs into Laura, a girl with whon she had been at Hailsham and the Cottages. Laura is a carer, too, and the two catch up with each other. Laura tells Kathy that after she left the Cottages Ruth became overbearing until Laura finally stopped having much to do with her. They have both heard that Ruth has started her donations and has had a rough time with the first one. They...