Summary

Chapter 9

The stranger turns out to be Alice’s mother, Barb. Alice is shocked to see how fashionable her once shy mother has become. Barb surprises Alice even further by saying that she has married Nick’s father, Roger. Alice wasn’t a huge fan of Roger, and she remembered that Nick always used to mock him. Barb keeps asking Alice about things that she can’t remember, which upsets Alice. Alice declares that she’s going to fix her marriage and she won’t lose Nick. Barb is elated at this, but Elisabeth tries to calm her down, pointing out that Alice doesn’t understand how much everything has changed. She tells Alice that she and Nick are in the middle of a very difficult custody battle, and Jane is now Alice’s divorce lawyer.

Chapter 10

Elisabeth writes to Dr. Hodge again...