51 pages 1 hour read

Our Last Resort

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

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Chapters 28–36Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of sexual assault, emotional abuse, mental illness, and death.

Chapter 28 Summary: “Escalante, Utah: The Sixth Day”

Frida panics about the hair clip and remembers that Gabriel shut off their room light as soon as he returned on the night of Sabrina’s murder. She wonders if he did that because he was getting a migraine or because he didn’t want visible light in their room. She goes to the front desk and gets a car into the neighboring town of Escalante. There, she uses her phone to get a motel room. She does not want to return to her hotel or to Gabriel. Frida recalls his wedding: Annie came from an affluent family, and Gabriel seemed a little lost in the grand affair. Still, he said he was happy. At the time, she believed him.

Chapter 29 Summary: “The Only Town We Knew, Hudson Valley and Then, the World”

Frida recalls that after escaping the cult, she and Gabriel boarded a train to New York City. Once there, they were stunned and overwhelmed that they had successfully escaped.

Chapter 30 Summary: “Escalante, Utah: The Seventh Day”

In the present timeline, Frida wakes to loud knocking. The owner of the motel wants her to leave. She finds out that the local paper has just published a photo of her and

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