'Where'd you go Bernadette?' re-read! discussion

Hello everybody!
It is a start to another week which means the continuation with the re-read of Where'd You Go Bernadette? Today, we are reading pages 38-98. If you haven't started yet you can go to the other discussion before reading the rest of this as it has spoilers.

SO, lets discuss!

We left on Bernadette's daughter, Bee, getting accepted into boarding school. She is emailing Manjula, who she sends all of her financial stuff too.

The school want Bee to stay behind a grade but her father doesn't want that to happen and we find out that Bee was born with a heart defect and spent her first 5 years in and out of hospital. They take her back each year for a check up, which she doesn't need but it shows how worried her parents are about her, even when walking into the hospital as they start to freak out in case it's bad news.

We are now in December-getting closer to the day Bernadette disappears and still, there is no indication why she leaves.
I also want to know what Audrey and Soo-lin have to do with it. I know they kind of have some bad blood with Bernadette but, we do have a few emails exchanged between the two and it has got me thinking.

Bee is a wonderful character. She is very helpful to others, I do love her quick wit as well.

Bernadette is a bit of a worry wart and she relays on Manjula to organise, contact and pay everything she needs doing.

Soo-Lin is now the admin of a team headed by Elgin-Bernadette's husband.

After reading this I have realised that Bee is actually reading all these emails, letters etc as she talks about things in the letters.

Bernadette doesn't sleep and no one has seen a picture of her in 20 years. She hardly leaves the house and she is terrified of going on holiday.

And then, she ordered a billboard which was so big and it caused a lot of havoc at her neighbours house who had quite a few people around. The weather was terrible and there was mud everywhere.

I so wanted to high five Bee when she told Audrey off and stood up for her mother! It was a fantastic scene that I enjoyed so much! Bee has to put up with so much and she has finally snapped and gave Audrey a piece of her mind and it looks like what Audrey screamed at Bernadette really changed her as Bee says she was never the same after this event.

Elgin tells the story of how he and Bernadette met. How they have been together for 25 years. He was always caught up in work and she went through many miscarriages before she had Bee. He is also realising that things aren't right with Bernadette and he is wondering if she has always been like this. We also read about their night out to dinner, just them two after she fell asleep in the pharmacy and he found her with some work friends including, Soo-Lin.

She also talks about a guy who she has seen 4 times and it sounds like she is being followed.

And that is where it ends. Elgin finishing the letter to a Doctor as he is worried for his wife. He says she is different from the woman he fell in love with but he speaks so highly of his daughter.

So, what did you think of this section?
We now find out that the whole outburst with Audrey changed Bernadette...is that why she goes away?
What do you think of Elgin?

I really like this section as it gave more insight to their lives. We find out more about Elgin and other characters and how some might have something to do with what happened to Bernadette.

Bee is my favourite character. Like I said before, she is very quick-witted and has a good heart.

I cannot wait to carry on the next section next monday! Let me know your thoughts.