Summary

In “65. 8th March,” Leah and Natalie go to a dinner for International Women’s Day. Natalie is happy to be free of Rodney. “66. Menu” describes the menu for the dinner. In “67. Desire,” Leah spots an attractive Korean girl at the dinner. In “68. Valentino,” Natalie watches as Leah goes to talk to the girl, whose name is Alice Pho. “69. The invention of love: part one” notes that Frank is not in attendance. In “70. Partings,” Leah leaves the university at the end of her visit, apologizing to Natalie about the fact that she slept the previous night at Alice’s instead of with her friend.

In “71. Helping Leah get her heavy rucksack up the steps to the coach,” Natalie decides not to mention Frank to her friend. In “72. Romance languages,” Natalie sleeps with a number of men as wealthy and “culturally alien” (247) to her as...