56 pages 1 hour read

Sunburn

Fiction | Novel | Adult

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Chapters 13-18Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of antigay bias, child abuse, sexual content, and substance use.

Chapter 13 Summary

Lucy avoids Martin and her mother for the weekend, sleeping at Joan’s before Sunday Mass. Joan laments that Lucy is closer to Susannah than the other girls, and Lucy fears that Joan knows the truth. At Mass, Lucy waves to Martin but walks to Susannah’s with Maria, who asks about the kiss with Martin. Lucy avoids answering. Phil, Susannah’s father, is leaving Susannah’s house. His other children are young, and he rarely visits Crossmore, while Susannah rarely visits him in the city. Phil tells Lucy to take care of Susannah, which confuses Maria. Maria, Susannah, and Lucy chat, and Lucy pretends to be excited about Martin, saying that he will pick her up. Maria leaves, and Susannah kisses Lucy. They have sex in the greenhouse, and Lucy forgets her problems. Susannah asks about studying for Leaving Certs, the final exam of secondary school, but Lucy has not started. Susannah implies that Phil knows about their relationship, and Lucy wonders if her father would be supportive.


Lucy goes home in a good mood and plans to tell her family about Susannah. Her mother calls her in and tells her that Martin is there. Lucy tries to tell her about Susannah, but she realizes that her mother is blurred text
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