Summary of Rachel DeLoache Williams's My Friend Anna

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#1 When we returned from our vacation, we found that our host, the hotel managers, had arrived to check on us. We had one sick traveler who needed to get to the airport, and our friend Anna had not yet appeared.

#2 I went to check on Anna, and found her speaking on the phone in German. She was pacing around in her bathrobe, and seemed detached and calm. I was scared because it seemed like she was waiting for something.

#3 The tension in the room was unbearable. I was angry at Anna, and thought she was being detached because she had received monthly trust fund disbursements. She had never made prior arrangements to access more funds for her travels.

#4 When I tried to use my personal credit card to prepay for the hotel, the managers refused. I was shocked, but then I remembered that they said the block would only be temporary. When I went to meet with Jesse, I decided to tell the concierge that we were running late.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669381006

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Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

When we returned from our vacation, we found that our host, the hotel managers, had arrived to check on us. We had one sick traveler who needed to get to the airport, and our friend Anna had not yet appeared.

#2

I went to check on Anna, and found her speaking on the phone in German. She was pacing around in her bathrobe, and seemed detached and calm. I was scared because it seemed like she was waiting for something.

#3

The tension in the room was unbearable. I was angry at Anna, and thought she was being detached because she had received monthly trust fund disbursements. She had never made prior arrangements to access more funds for her travels.

#4

When I tried to use my personal credit card to prepay for the hotel, the managers refused. I was shocked, but then I remembered that they said the block would only be temporary. When I went to meet with Jesse, I decided to tell the concierge that we were running late.

#5

The restaurant at the hotel, Le Pavillon de la Piscine, was adjacent to the swimming pool. It featured a lavish buffet breakfast with a bounty of fresh fruit, yogurts, and pastries, in addition to meats, cheeses, and eggs cooked to order.

#6

The contrast between the bright exterior and the dimly lit entrance hall was striking. The place and its contents were the result of loving attention over many years. I was struck by the entrance hall’s vastness and marble floor.

#7

The four of us visited a bookshop, where we made a donation. We had no way to pay, so the guide insisted we return to our hotel to collect a card for payment.

#8

I had noticed how determined Anna was to be taken seriously. I had learned that she was actually the director of the Jardin Majorelle Foundation and