Who or what would you describe as the most antagonistic force in the novel? What textual evidence supports this, and how does it affect Sadie in particular?

The novel includes recipes as interludes between chapters. What effect do these recipes have on the pacing and tone of the novel?

Whereas the majority of the interludes are recipes for food or drink items, the novel also includes two recipes for household products: a Healing Salve in Interlude 9 and Harvest Soap for Luck in Interlude 10. What is the significance of these recipes in relation to the tone of the section of the novel in which they appear?