Summary

In Chapter 11, Louisa wrote a letter to her nephew Thom. She went to Grand Pines Country Club with Agnes. Agnes had to give a retirement gift to Mary Lander, a long-serving staff member of the country club, since Mr. Gopnik was working. Agnes sat across from Kathryn Gopnik, Mr. Gopnik’s first wife. When Louisa went to the bathroom, Kathryn asked her about Mr. Gopnik’s wellbeing. Louisa defended Agnes’ character. Back at the table, Agnes presented Mary with her retirement gift, after giving a short speech about Mary’s time at the country club. Afterward, Kathryn launched into a personal speech to Mary about her memories of their time spent together at the country club. Later, Louisa went to a bar called Balthazar with Nathan. She ran into Josh in the bar. When Nathan met Josh, he noticed that Josh looked like...