Afterword to the American Edition Summary and Analysis

In his letter to Adrian, Hamish Mancini gives him a cure for his acne that involves a dead frog. Having read Adrian's diary, he supplies a list of words that he needs Adrian to make sense of for him. He also mentions that his mother is now in a clinic for alcoholics. Adrian responds, saying that Hamish's recipe for a cure for his acne sounds disgusting. He confides that his mother no longer cooks and that his dad and himself have to forage for food as best they can. He supplies short explanations for the words Hamish doesn't understand.