None of This Is True: A Novel

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes depictions of alcohol addiction, pedophilia, and domestic violence.

The son of Alix’s neighbor stops by to ask for the spare key to his house. He is about Roxy and Erin’s age, and she asks if he remembers them from school. He says that Roxy was scary, while Erin was quiet and strange. There were rumors of abuse in their household.

Josie goes back to the café that Alix took her to, and the narrative reveals that on the day she left Alix so suddenly, she thought she saw Roxy. She is sad that she didn’t, but she is also relieved. Now, she goes to Alix’s house, but no one is there. She looks through the windows, then takes a magazine from Alix’s recycling bin.

Later, Nathan shows Alix the footage from the recording app of their security system, and they see Josie take the magazine. Alix wants to talk to him about it, but also doesn’t want his scrutiny of her project. That night, they go to a party, and Alix resents the fact that once again, Nathan is drinking. She goes home alone and later texts Josie about seeing her on their security camera.