60 pages • 2 hours read
Meg RosoffHow I Live Now
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2004A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Part 1, Chapters 9-14Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Part 1, Chapter 9 Summary
Content Warning: This section of the guide contains descriptions of disordered eating, war, and incest.
Two people from the local council arrive at the house to check whether anyone is sick, hurt, or lacking in nutrition. They are shocked to find that Osbert is in charge, and they ask about the animals. They also ask why Daisy traveled to England during this period of war. Osbert assures the two men that he and his family members have enough money for food. The men tell the family to stay off the roads and warn that rationing will start soon. Daisy and the others ask about the war, but the men don’t have answers.
Daisy and the others get their information about the war from people in the village. They hear that London is occupied and people are fighting over food and water. One person is suspicious of the media and doesn’t trust the news, and many unsupported theories are circulating, such as the belief that the enemy is French or Chinese, or the rumor that the Queen is involved with the attackers. Some rumors assert that there are bunkers for rich people only, and that people are eating pets.
