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In it, she discusses their friendship and differing outlooks, pointing out that Rosa dreams of "everlasting love", whilst Ginger "loves this world". Rosa asks Ginger to forgive her, but Ginger doesn't answer, simply walking off instead.Īs Roland and Ginger wait for news of Nat in the hospital, Ginger writes a letter to Rosa, in the form of a poem. They call Roland, who breaks the door in, and they find that Nat, though still conscious, has taken an overdose, she is then rushed to hospital.
Ginger and Mark follow her, but she has locked the door. Seeing Rosa clutch her stomach, Nat deduces that she's pregnant and runs upstairs. Rosa and her mother then arrive at the house, where Nat confronts Rosa. They try to show Roland that Ginger still needs a responsible father figure. Ginger's two godfathers confront Roland and accuse him of acting irresponsibly towards his daughter, but he replies that Ginger is an independent adult. As Ginger blurts out the truth of the affair, Nat is devastated. In reality, Ginger's growing worries about the world are masking her greater fear of what's happening between Roland and Rosa. Roland and Nat and their family friends confront Ginger, who reveals that she has a terrible fear that the world is going to end. Mark II says that on the contrary, she is quite sane. He tells the two Marks and Bella that he believes her protest activity is a cover, and that he believes she has a severe mental illness. In the prison, a psychiatrist comes in to talk with her, but she won't speak. Ginger is devastated and runs off to a protest rally, where she is arrested. Rosa tells Ginger that she thinks she's pregnant. Rosa believes that she and Roland will have everlasting love, but Ginger tells her she will end up like Nat, with Roland leaving her when she gets old. Roland knows his behaviour is making his daughter unhappy, but while he sympathises with her sadness, he does not stop the affair. She is tempted to leave Roland's home and move back in with her mother, but she changes her mind after seeing Nat is happy and has begun painting again. Ginger is disturbed by the romance between her father and best friend. After Ginger has moved in with him, Rosa begins a relationship with him.
Rosa begins spending more time with Roland after a boat trip the three take together, following which she writes him a letter telling him she understands his pain. Ginger and Nat argue over this, and Ginger moves in with her father. Nat believes that her daughter will eventually become a housewife, and she wants Ginger to be better prepared than she herself was. Nat visits Ginger's school and suggests that the school ought to offer more "Domestic Science" classes, which one of the teachers informs Ginger of. Roland moves out and enjoys his independent, bohemian lifestyle more. Soon after this, Ginger's parents break up after an argument over dinner. She also befriends an older woman named Bella who encourages her anti-nuclear sympathies. During this time, Ginger is supported emotionally by her two godfathers, who are both named "Mark". Despite her wild behaviour, Rosa is a practising Catholic, and she takes Ginger to church so they can pray for the world together. Ginger, who dreams of being a poet, starts to become interested in the anti-nuclear movement and attends rally meetings. However, they often skip school to spend time together, and Ginger's grades suffer as a result. Rosa and Ginger attend different schools, due to Rosa failing the eleven-plus exam, which Ginger passed. Meanwhile, Nat gave up a possible career as a painter to raise Ginger, and often feels resentful and bored. Roland is an attractive, free-spirited professor who is implied to have been unfaithful several times. Roland and Nat are having trouble in their marriage and have broken up often in the past. Ginger's father, Roland, takes the opposite view to Nat and encourages his daughter's wildness and independence. Nat disapproves of their friendship, as she thinks Rosa is a bad influence. Rosa begins drinking and behaving promiscuously. Rosa's father leaves whilst she's still a child, profoundly affecting her view of relationships.īy 1962, 17-year-old Ginger and Rosa are spending all their time together, and even dressing the same. Nat's daughter, Ginger, and Anoushka's daughter, Rosa, grow up and become close friends. Whilst she is in labour, Anoushka-the pregnant woman in the next bed-reaches out and takes her hand, beginning a lifelong friendship. In 1945, teenager Nat is giving birth in a hospital bed. ( September 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed.