Chapter 45

Summary

• Peggy Andrews wakes up next to Wren, feeling love for him, and reflects on her mother's warnings about boys, sex, and pregnancy.
• Peggy pities her mother's past suffering, from losing her father at Pearl Harbor to losing her sister, which justifies her mother's need for safety.
• Peggy is set to meet Hazel Linden, who claims that Whisperwood is her story, a potentially unsafe situation.
• Peggy and Wren had visited the British Library’s newspaper archives to read about Flora Lea Linden's disappearance, sparking sadness and empathy.
• Hazel Linden is sipping tea alone, thinking about how she should be with Barnaby in Paris, feeling guilty for leaving him and questioning her own decisions.
• In her hotel room, Peggy prepares for the meeting with Hazel Linden, supported by Wren's affection.
• Hazel waits for Peggy with her mother and Kelty, expressing certainty that they would recognize Flora if they saw her.
• Kelty, Hazel, and her mother joke about Flora's distinguishing birthmark as they arrive at The Savoy for the meeting with Peggy.
• Peggy admires the hotel's flowers and expresses concern about identifying Hazel, with Wren reassuring her they'll manage.
• After being approached by the hotel concierge, Peggy and Wren head towards Hazel and her party in the lobby.
• Hazel, with Kelty and now with Camellia, analyzes Peggy and Wren as they meet, trying to see if Peggy could be the long-lost Flora.
• Upon meeting, despite Hazel's initial hesitation, both Camellia and Hazel conclude that Peggy is not Flora.
• Hazel explains to a confused Peggy that they were hoping she might be Hazel's missing sister, which Wren confirms sadly.