The Fruit of the Tree Book 3 Chapter 22
Notes de l’épisode
In which Bessy wrestles with the contradictory tides of maternal affection and social anxiety, her fluctuating emotions shadowed by the complexities of her marriage and the encroaching doubts it casts upon her world. Meanwhile, at a domestic gathering charged with silent tensions, Amherst and Justine find in each other a rare communion of conviction and strength, as the strains of their disparate lives momentarily converge.