While reading passing part two, Irene's annoyance regarding Clare seems to disappear for some time. "It was that, partly, that has made me want to see other people. It just swooped down and changed everything. If it hadn't been for that, I'd have gone on to the end, never seeing any of you."(pg 100) was the moment that I thought that maybe just maybe Irene and Clare would be friends again. You can see that Clare wanted to come back to her true self, yet she wasn't really able to do so. After reading part one of the book I was convinced that Clare would end her marriage and just start her life over with Irene's help. Throughout the novel Clare was calling out for help. She was stuck between being her true self and being married to her husband
