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Chapter VIII: Carnarvon is the 8-th chapter of The Testaments. It contains section 21-23 with Daisy as narrator.

Synopsis[]

Daisy reacts to the deaths of her parents, and is taken to a safe-house, Carnarvon. She discovers her true identity: that she is the legendary Baby Nicole.

Plot[]

Section 21[]

Ada brings Daisy to SanctuCare, a Gilead refugee camp that her parents had been involved with, and then to a worn down apartment. The next day, Daisy is informed that Neil and Melanie weren’t her real parents. Her real parents are in Gilead, and she is Baby Nicole.

Notable Quotes[]

“Quote here”  — Context here[1]

Trivia[]

(e.g. observations, cross-references, 'useless knowledge')

Notes[]

(e.g. contextual implications)

References[]