48 pages 1 hour read

When Life Gives You Lululemons

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

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Part 2, Chapters 23-31Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes sexual content and child death.

Part 2, Chapter 23 Summary: “Home to the Custom-Fit Vagina: Miriam”

Miriam munches on Goldfish crackers while researching Karolina’s arrest. When Paul appears looking fresh and healthy, Miriam suggests they leave Connecticut for Montana. He dismisses the topic to head to the gym, and Miriam is left wondering about his fidelity again.


She heads to breakfast with Ashley and some other local women. Their conversation about plastic surgery and vagina reconstruction makes Miriam uncomfortable, but she wonders if this could help her marriage, too. Later that day, she relays the dialogue to Emily, who insists this is all very normal. She changes the topic to Karolina and Graham.

Part 2, Chapter 24 Summary: “The Tides Are Turning and the Tears Are Terrific: Karolina”

Karolina FaceTimes with Harry but feels sad afterward. Then Emily comes over and helps her prepare for a Mothers Against Drunk Driving event at the Greenwich Golf and Yacht Club. A nervous Karolina takes the microphone when she’s introduced. When she starts telling her story, she bursts into tears and races to the bathroom.


Emily finds her, exclaiming at her brilliant performance. Karolina insists her tears are real, which delights Emily even more. The women at the club are moved by Karolina’s emotionality; she gets countless calls from reporters afterward, who now see her differently.

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