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1. What does the narrator in the Prologue say about life after unidentified people arrived?

The narrator says that he was 11 and his sister nine when unidentified people arrived. The people lived with them for more than five years and they turned everything very, very dark. He and his sister had to learn how to survive.

2. What does Libby receive in the mail in Chapter 1?

Libby receives a letter from a firm of solicitors. The letter states that the solicitors are trustees for the Henry and Martina Lamb Trust. Libby has been bequeathed a house at 16 Cheyne Walk in Chelsea.

3. What is the situation for Lucy and her children in Chapter 2?

Lucy and her children, Marco and Stella, are homeless. Lucy spends her last bit of money on lunch for the three of them. Then she takes Stella to her grandmother's for the night. Lucy and Marco sleep on the beach with their dog.

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