historical fiction 2 By iloveleeheeseung 1918 Mary arrives at Troop and Maureen's house 1918 Mary soon realizes that Troop does not care about Maureen and is not assisting her during her pregnancy 1918 Mary discovers Troop has been hiding Maureen's mothers letters to her 1918 Mary comes across a letter from Maureen's mother's friend, who has also gone through a tough marriage 1918 Mary shows Maureen all of the letters she has missed, and she realizes how bad Troop truly has been treating her 1918 Mary talks with Maureen and she has her build up enough confidence to stand up to Troop 1918 Maureen gives birth, but her daughter is a stillborn 1918 Troop is left alone to deal with the consequences of his actions 1918 Maureen stands up to Troop and has enough strength to leave him with Mary 1918 Mary and Maureen leave North Carolina for Washington