Summary

In Chapter 8, when Greta asks Ben about all the selfies he is taking, he explains he is sending them to his daughters. While walking, they encounter Preeti again. Ben is impressed Greta has fans. She does not want to talk about her career. She has not even told her manager, Howie, she is on the cruise. She only wants to drink and forget about her reality. While drinking, Greta and Ben open up about their lives.

In Chapter 9, while Greta is in the bathroom, Ben googles her. Greta insists her life is not “a big deal,” in that Ben is “a bestselling author” (66). They talk about loneliness and their mutual love of travel. Ben talks about his daughters, explaining that he and his wife, Emily, are separated. He talks about the devolution of their relationship and the state of his career. Now that...