Chapters 20 through 25 Summary

In chapter twenty, Amanda is at Savernake when she hears the daily announcements including that a particular student has been admitted to Oxford for the fall of 2001. The way Amanda becomes a student at St. Matthew's is not direct. When she is nine, Tess's public relations company of Warfield Stedman opens a branch in Garden City, near their home in Lawrence. Tess no longer makes the lengthy daily commutes and has time to focus on Amanda. Tess creates a daily calendar of Amanda's activities, including piano and cello lessons, classes and appointments, right down to what time is free for Amanda to do what she wants. Amanda participates in the creation of these calendars and it becomes ingrained in her to live according to the times set down on paper by Tess. Then Tess begins focusing on nutrition. Amanda isn't allowed...