Briar Rose Chapter 24 Summary

  • It's coffee time, and here's Josef. Becca tells him about Gemma. Josef is skeptical. No one survived at Chelmno.
  • Becca shows Josef an old photo from Gemma's box of mementos. Josef begins to cry. Turns out he knew Gemma after all.
  • Becca remembers that there was a man's ring in Gemma's box with the initials JMP. Could it stand for Josef Potocki? Could Josef be…her grandfather?
  • Becca shows him the ring. Josef laughs. He's not her grandfather: He's gay. Well, at least she tried.
  • He did, however, know Gemma and Becca's grandfather.
  • Josef says the story is so long that they must meet again tomorrow. He invites them to his house for lunch.
  • The next day, Becca and Magda head to Josef's house. He begins to tell his story.