Chapter 15 Summary

Sub-Novel

Iris is seen cherishing the photo of her and Alex Thomas at the Button Factory picnic that hot, humid Labor Day in the mid-1930s. The picture was of happiness, but the ensuing story was not.

Just before her death, Iris has one last daydream. It is of reuniting with Sabrina, one in which Sabrina does not blame her for her fate. Sabrina calls Iris, comes to her house and sits with her. On May 29, 1999, Iris Chase Griffen dies at the age of 83. Shortly thereafter, Sabrina returns from traveling abroad to see to her grandmother's affairs.

Chapter 15 Analysis

Readers are left with a sad taste in their mouths as they learn that Sabrina comes to see her grandmother only after Iris has died. Will she read any of Iris's manuscript? Will she publish it —under Iris's name?