Part Three: Chapters 30 - 32 Summary

Point Partageuse only has so many citizens, so it is only a matter of time before Isabel Sherbourne and Hannah Roennfeldt run into each other. One afternoon, the women both stop into Mouchmore's Haberdashery to purchase sewing supplies. As luck would have it, all the town gossips seem to be out as well, and they witness the monumentally awkward moment when Grace, seeing Isabel in the distance, screeches "Mama!" and throws herself into Isabel's arms. As Hannah tries to wrench Grace away from Isabel, Isabel shouts and hisses that Hannah is hurting the little girl. All the women, including Hannah's sister Gwen, are shaken by the encounter. When they get home, Hannah does her best to console Grace, but the little girl simply doesn't understand why she can't be with Isabel. Gwen sees the pain Grace is...