46 pages 1 hour read

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Maybe in Another Life

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

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Chapters 10-18Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapter 10 Summary

Ethan and Hannah get cinnamon rolls and continue to catch up. While the eat, they talk about their future together. Both parties make it clear that they are interested in the other romantically.

Chapter 11 Summary

Gabby continues to keep Hannah company at the hospital, even staying there overnight. At night, Hannah meets her night nurse, an attractive man named Henry who has a tattoo that reads “Isabelle.” Making small talk, Hannah discovers that Henry is from Texas. Before Henry leaves, Hannah asks him to put her hair up in its signature high bun, given that she does not have much mobility. As he is leaving, he asks her what her favorite pudding flavor is; unable to choose, Hannah names all of them. Henry promises to bring some by for her later in the evening. The next morning, Gabby wakes up and wonders where the chocolate pudding came from.

Chapter 12 Summary

Hannah is lying on Ethan’s couch after he has gone to work, wondering what she is going to do with her life. She no longer wants to fly by the seat of her pants; she wants to make a concrete life plan and pursue it.