Summary

After Mameh’s death, the family struggles to continue on. Addie attends classes and continues to work. The date of Addie and Aaron’s wedding is set for June. They decide to have a wedding shower as well – a new fad. Rita plans it, and everyone from Irene to Miss Chevalier to Filomena attends. It is a lovely affair. The friendship between Filomena and Addie picks up right where it left off, without a catch. Addie wears a simple tan dress for her wedding. About a year later, Papa remarries to the widow Edna Blaustein. Aaron and Addie honeymoon in Rockport.

Years pass, and 1931 comes on. Addie reflects on how well Aaron did everything he set his mind to, but how being a father was what he did best, and was a natural talent for him. He loves to bring his daughters, Clara...