Summary

Chapter 10

Laura takes Maurice to visit her sister, Annette, and her family. She has a husband and three children. She also owns an acre of property in Greenlawn, a quiet, middleclass neighborhood.

There's more culture shock here. Maurice lived in a single room with 8-12 people. Even Laura's apartment, with all its grandeur, was still small with just a few rooms. Here, there is an acre of property, three bathrooms, and a room just for watching TV. And his favorite part, he tells Laura, is the big table where they all just sat around and talked. That wasn't something that happened at his home.

Laura hosts Thanksgiving that year, because her apartment overlooks the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade route. There's a track for jogging on the roof, and everyone is eye level with the floats. Laura’s father is also there. The man...