Summary

In Chapter Seven, Lucia Albani is mentioned as a young poet who was praised by a man and forced to flee home when her brother killed a member of another family. Charlotte packs up Isabella’s book, The Verses, as carefully as possible, even though she knows her mother would be angry if she found out. To Charlotte, this is a reminder to learn what she can about Isabella. As Adele worries for Charlette, her father and Ella take her to the airport. Unused to planes, Charlotte tries to ignore the numerous noises and her worries about the safety guidelines. She worries about receiving criticism from better writers and thinks she is brave for going at all. Eventually, she is able to overcome her concerns about the plane and feels homesick. She lands in Italy and goes through customs in a fog. She...