Chapter 3 Summary

It is early September, and Reta has to attend a series of interviews in Toronto on behalf of her 85 year-old mentor, Danielle Westerman. She travels by car to the city, and then drives by the corner of Bloor and Bathurst to catch a glimpse of Norah. Reta is gratified to find her daughter in her usual place in front of the subway entrance with her begging bowl and cardboard sign.

She parks the car and walks over to her daughter. She has brought food with her, and a picture of Pet. Reta knows, perhaps, that she is bribing her daughter to come home by bringing something of her former comfortable life to her street corner existence. However, Norah still refuses to look directly at her, nor is she willing to speak. Somehow, though, the encounter fills Reta with happiness, and she leaves her...