We learn that the dialogue that's peppered throughout this book is the transcript of the journalist who's busy recording everything for posterity…or at least a lucrative book deal.
This chapter is comprised of various snippets of dialogue.
We get some juicy gossip: Renata's marriage is totally over and Renata and Amabella have moved to England.
But generally, everyone is happy that things are getting back to normal in the sleepy little town of Pirriwee.