Finding Grace

Before finding Dunkirk’s profile, Honor reviewed countless egg donor profiles. She wanted to find someone who resembled her as closely as possible. At first, Tom was engaged in the process. However, he was fed up by the time Honor found Dunkirk, so she “kept the details” about her to herself (162).

On a cold November day, Tom takes a hike with Grace and the other Sunday Blues girls. (The narrator, Honor, is surprised because Tom never liked the outdoors.) Grace charges ahead, delighting in the air and scenery. Then Blanche falls. Everyone is worried. Blanche gets upset when Grace fusses over her. She tells Tom they’ve only kept on with Sunday Blues for Grace—hoping she’d eventually overcome her grief and move on—but after six years, Grace hasn’t gone on a date or branched out. After the outing, Tom invites Grace over for an official date; she accepts.

Tom cooks dinner for Grace. They chat and drink wine while Henry sleeps upstairs. Grace exclaims when she sees a note written by Henry and recognizes he’s left-handed like her. Tom lies and says Honor was also left-handed. Then they chat about Sprezzatura.

After dinner and cake, Grace heads to the bathroom, running into Henry in the hall.