A Monster Calls Chapter 19

Yew Trees

• At the hospital that afternoon, Dad and Grandma make themselves scarce while Conor goes in to see his mom.
• She's got to tell him the obvious thing: the new treatment isn't working.
• But she wants to tell him something else, too: the drug they've tried, the last-ditch effort, is made of yew trees.
• Conor asks if it's going to save her, even though they both know it's already failing.
• His mom says she hopes so.