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The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett
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Chapters 19-21Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Chapter 19 Summary
Eudora packs up her things, closes out her affairs with the lawyer, and calls Stanley to drive her to the airport. She’s feeling the weight of her decision and is glad when Stanley offers to walk her inside and then wait with her.
Over coffee, Stanley confronts her about how cold she has been lately and asks what’s going on. Eudora tells him that she’s going to Switzerland to end her life because she doesn’t want to die like her mother did. Stanley is appalled and starts to protest. Then Rose FaceTimes them, telling them that she stayed home from school today and that Jada turned on her and convinced everyone to ostracize her. Rose begs Eudora to help her plan Rose’s birthday party when she gets back from Switzerland. Eudora is brought to tears.
A flashback to 1940 shows Albert, Eudora, and Beatrice having tea one last time before his departure. Beatrice was upset and unsure how she could survive without Albert; he assured her that Eudora would help. They all stood together in the kitchen, and Eudora felt her father’s warmth and love.
Eudora walked Albert down the street to say goodbye, and he said, “All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well […] You don’t need to worry, Dora.
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