Women Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapters 9 through 20 Summary

Chapters 9 through 20 Summary

Lydia and Henry fight and then break up. One evening Henry's friend Bobby drops off his wife Valerie, ostensibly because she had insulted his parents and couldn't stay with him for the time being. Henry and Valerie go out for drinks and Henry speculates about having sex with Valeria. Unfortunately for Henry, Lydia chooses this time to return and runs into the erstwhile couple just as they are returning to Henry's apartment. Lydia displays her rage by chasing off Valerie, yelling at Henry, and then shoving him over and driving away. The next day April—the chubby girl from an earlier party—visits Henry. He eyes her body and decides she isn't that fat after all. She holds an incoherent conversation with Henry and then tells him she has a vaginal yeast infection. Henry convinces her to have sex anyway and they have sexual intercourse. He then drives her to her parents'...
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