51 pages 1 hour read

Jodi Picoult

The Book of Two Ways

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

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Chapters 5-6

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Chapter 5 Summary: “Land/Egypt”

Dawn is having a dream about Brian when Wyatt wakes her up at 4:30 in the morning. She is worried that her knowledge is too outdated, and that she will not be useful at the dig. When they arrive at the site, she sees the location of the new tomb, and cannot understand how they had never found it before. Inside, she is immediately intrigued. Wyatt directs her to make a paleography or study of some hieroglyphs, using an iPad. Dawn is astonished at how quickly she can work digitally, as opposed to when, as a student, she had to do everything by hand. She quickly gets absorbed in her work, remembering the joy of it.

One night, when Dawn and Wyatt were students, the dig team was celebrating. Although they had always been competitive, that night they connected. They played Truth or Dare, and shared their histories and memories. They kissed, but Dawn broke it off and ran away.

When the dig team finally takes a break, it is only mid-morning, but Dawn is exhausted. As everyone goes back to work, Wyatt holds Dawn back. She thinks he is going to chastise her for poor work, but he compliments her instead.

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