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57 pages 1 hour read

Fiona Davis

The Address

Fiona DavisFiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

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Chapters 14-20Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapter 14 Summary: “New York City, December 1884”

Sara has not let Theo kiss her since the night on the roof, though longing characterizes their interactions. She needs to make some purchases, and Daisy is going to visit her family, so they take the train together. Sara’s body aches, and the movement makes her sick; she realizes her period is late. One of Daisy’s brothers meets them and tells Daisy their mother is gravely ill. By the time Sara and Daisy arrive, Daisy’s mother is dead. The family’s poverty shocks Sara. When they return to the Dakota, Sara asks Mr. Douglas to give Daisy a raise, but he refuses. Over the next weeks, Sara grows more nauseated and ill. Daisy can tell she is pregnant and guesses the baby is Theo's, though she promises discretion. Daisy knows an “abortionist,” but the procedure is illegal, and recent police crackdowns persuade Sara to delay.

Chapter 15 Summary: “New York City, September 1985”

Bailey is very hungover. To escape her self-loathing, she investigates the trunks in the basement. The trunk bearing the initials T.J.C. is locked, but she opens the one marked S.J.S. The other is labeled M.C.C. Bailey realizes it must be Minnie Camden’s and the other is Theodore’s. In the trunk marked S.

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