60 pages 2 hours read

Nora Roberts

Inheritance

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

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Part 2, Chapter 16-Part 3, Chapter 23Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Part 2: “The Manor”- Part 3: “Spirits”

Part 2, Chapter 16 Summary

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

Sonya and Trey have dinner together and bond over their preferences for certain books and movies. Sonya meets Bree Marshall, the restaurant’s chef and Trey’s friend and former girlfriend. Sonya and Bree commiserate over past relationships. Back at home, Trey reiterates that Sonya can call him whenever she needs to.

Sonya shops for groceries in preparation for the Doyles’ dinner party, but she discovers that the ghosts have already put everything away. The next day, Sonya worries while cooking a pot roast. She talks with Cleo and then hears the dumbwaiter. When Yoda does not growl at it, Sonya gains the courage to investigate. Inside the dumbwaiter, she finds a hand-painted Limoges serving platter, which she recognizes as a wedding gift for Lisbeth, one of the lost brides.

Part 2, Chapter 17 Summary

Sonya cleans up and gets dressed for the dinner party. She hears doors slamming in the Gold Room but ignores the noise. A gale develops outside, scaring Yoda, but Sonya repeats to herself that it is not real. The friendly ghosts attempt to soothe her.

Anna arrives first with her husband, Seth. Anna informs Sonya that her sales have already increased.

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