Summary

Following the unnamed selections are a series of very brief, titled chapters. In this section, the novel shows what happened for each of the Madigan siblings in the months after Rosaleen woke up in the hospital.

Waking Up

Rosaleen woke up in the hospital with Emmet near her bedside, and found herself happier than she had been. Emmet believed this was from the morphine, but Rosaleen's new mood lasted beyond the drugs and hospital. For a period of time, the trauma changed Rosaleen, and she began to enjoy her children, including Hannah's baby, Ben.

A Face in the Crowd

Dan returned to Toronto to find that Ludo had posted on social media about Dan's mother being lost. Dan was moved by this show of affection and Ludo's attempt to help, even from far away. As Dan looked at the post, he...