Summary

Chapter 7

That evening, Olivia has a nightmare about her father operating on her. Her father is yanking out all of her teeth. Each time he takes a tooth, he talks about removing one of Olivia’s dreams, such as being allowed to vote and ever being considered a responsible woman. At the end of the dream, Henri shows Olivia an image of her with all her teeth removed, saying that’s what will happen if she stays with her father, he’ll take everything away from her.

Chapter 8

Olivia goes to deliver her letter, posing as someone who just found an envelope addressed to one of the editors. Before she drops off the letter, she spots one of her neighbors helping her children get ready for school. The woman appears like a ghost to her, an empty shell of a person. After dropping...