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Eleanor CattonThe Luminaries
Eleanor CattonFiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Parts 7-12Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Part 7: “Domicile”
Part 7, Chapter 1 Summary: “Cancer & The Moon”
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of drug use.
The events of Part 7 take place on July 28, 1865. Clinch tells Anna he is worried about her opium use. Anna is trying on the dresses she purchased from the wreck of the Titania; she finds them very heavy. Clinch worries that Mannering is encouraging Anna’s drug use. He wants to know how Anna became addicted, but she refuses to tell him.
Part 7, Chapter 2 Summary: “The Leo Sun”
Staines has lunch with Mannering. Mannering commends Staines on his success and on his purchase of the Gridiron for 25 pounds. He asks Staines why he did not spend more of the money, and Staines says it is a secret. Mannering complains that Staines is not telling him the whole story.
Part 7, Chapter 3 Summary: “Aquarius & Saturn”
Shepard spots Sook at the hardware store in Hokitika after he moved into the Kaniere Chinatown camp.
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