Summary

In Chapter 14, Eleanor Roosevelt attends the opening of the July Federal Art Gallery exhibit. The gallery is showcasing WPA art, primarily representational, with a few abstract paintings. The First Lady sees Alizée standing by her abstract art. Eleanor compliments Alizée’s pieces and says her parents must be proud. Eleanor and Alizée learn that they were both orphaned at an early age. Alizée tells Eleanor about the laboratory explosion that killed her parents while the family lived in Boston. Eleanor must catch a train, as she and the president are spending August in Hyde Park. The First Lady expresses interest in seeing Alizée’s studio and purchasing a painting when she returns.

In Chapter 15, Alizée spends the rest of the summer listening to radio reports on the conflict in Europe. She has no idea where her family...