Chapter 45

Contains spoilers

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.