Where the Heart Is Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 34 Summary

Chapter 34 Summary

Novalee does ordinary things over the next several days. However, she cannot stop thinking about Forney. She has dreams where he says goodbye. She tries to write him letters, but she rips them up because they sound silly. She sings love songs, reads poems, buys a heart key chain, and watches Casablanca. This is the first time she has been in love. She has been for months and she has to tell somebody. Lexie says Forney has always loved Novalee and asks when she told Forney. Novalee says she has not told him yet. Lexie says they had sex in his hotel room, he told her he loved her, and she has not said anything. Novalee says after it was over, Forney acted differently. She says they talked about how long he will be gone. Lexie shakes her head. Novalee asks if she did something wrong. Lexie says that there...
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