How I Live Now

Content Warning: This section of the guide contains references to war, violent death, disordered eating, self-harm, and incest.

The narrative shifts forward in time to reveal that Daisy is now back in New York City, where she has been confined to the hospital for the past several months. Daisy now has no desire to deprive or harm herself, and she surprises the staff by wanting to eat, so they have to release her. She feels like she is dying from the loss of Piper, Edmond, Isaac, and the others, and she writes down everything that has happened so that she will never forget anything about her time in England.

Six years pass in the US, but she feels as though she is still in the war.

The narrative reveals that the occupation lasted nine months in total. Although it was over by Christmas, Daisy had been pulled out of England by her father before the end of the conflict.

In the immediate aftermath of her return to the United States, Daisy is lonely, and she remains distraught over the fact that she does not know what happened to