Part 1, Chapters Completion- Day in the Life, pp 78-99 Summary

The house is finally finished in Completion. As the workers finish up, family and friends cannot help but give their opinions on the home. Liesel's mother thinks the house looks like a laboratory or a hospital, not a house. The family moves into the house in December.

In Housewarming, the couple hold a house-warming party. Von Abt has decided to be in attendance at the party. He completely basks in all the glory of the house. Viktor makes a speech to welcome all the guests (Czech and German). The speech also talks about how the glass house represents how he and Liesel live their lives, open so that others can see everything. Then the famous pianist Maestro Nemec plays a piece.

Happy Families begins with Liesel reading...