Pages 27 - 46 Summary

Back in New York, Ellen quits her job at the newspaper. She packs up her belongings and meets with Jules, her best friend in the city, for dinner. Jules comforts Ellen when she begins to cry. Ellen claims that Jules is the only person who has ever known her completely and still loves her. Ellen returns home to Langhorne and is greeted by her very surprised mother. Kate believes Ellen has come home for a visit, and is shocked to hear that she plans to stay. Kate is horrified that Ellen would leave her life in New York and insists that she turn around and get on the next train home.

Ellen and her mother decide to start a book club. They go to the bookstore and buy copies of Pride and Prejudice, Great Expectations, and Anna Karenina. Later, Ellen and...