How I Live Now

Content Warning: This section of the guide contains descriptions of wartime violence and murder, as well as references to disordered eating and incest. 

Osbert obtains a job with the army, and soldiers start moving into the house. Daisy, Piper, Edmond, and Isaac offer them lunch, but they have their own food. Osbert tells Piper and Daisy that they will be moved somewhere else. Daisy considers punching Osbert, but Edmond reads her thoughts and restrains her gently, telling her not to worry. She insists that she is staying put, but a soldier finally insists that she and Piper leave. Daisy and Piper pack their bags. Edmond kisses Daisy and tells her to take Jet, the dog, with them. They agree to find each other later.

Piper and Daisy are transported in a van. Feeling maternal, Daisy holds Piper’s hand as her young cousin sings in a hushed voice. Daisy tries to note the towns that they pass, but she eventually loses track. There is no one outside, and the buildings they pass have been destroyed and vandalized. They also pass by tanks and through checkpoints before arriving at the home of a woman named Mrs.