![]() ![]() What are some of the other small moments in which they rely on each other?ħ. When Hannah picks Bailey up from school the day Owen disappears, Bailey comes out with "a needy look on her face that I don't recognize." (22) This is the first of the small but pivotal moments that transform Hannah and Bailey's relationship. How is this similar to and different from the absence of Bailey's mother? How does it compare to the way Owen leaves Hannah and Bailey?Ħ. We learn early on that Hannah's mother left her when she was young. ![]() What does Owen mean by "Protect her"? How does Hannah interpret Owen's request? How would a different message have changed Owen's intent and Hannah's actions?ĥ. Discuss the message that Owen sends to Hannah before he disappears. In the prologue of the book, Hannah recalls that on their second date, Owen grilled her about the "couldhavebeen boys" of her past, "the men I'd left behind, the men who had left me." In what ways is Owen one of those "could have been boys"?Ĥ. ![]() How does the narrator shape our understanding of the contours of this story? How might the book be different if the narration switched off between Bailey and Hannah? Or even added in chapters from Owen?ģ. What connects them? What relation do they have to each part of the story?Ģ. Consider the quotes that open each part of the book. ![]()
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