How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Meggie stayed in the big house with her mother. They would sit together at a window looking out at the garden where the fairies were building themselves nests, gently glowing globes that hung among the branches of the trees. (59.22)
After Meggie's mom has been gone for so long, it makes sense that they'd want some mother-daughter bonding time, so while Mo is helping Elinor restock her library, Meggie and her mom sit together. They can't talk, because Teresa lost her voice coming out of Inkheart, but she writes and writes and writes some more in order to fill her daughter in on everything that's happened in the last nine years. This sounds like a nice—if quiet—family reunion.