The Price of Salt, or Carol Chapter 16 Summary

How It All Goes Down

  • The next day, Carol is cold toward Therese.
  • Therese tries to take Carol's hand in public, and Carol tells her not to. Ouch.
  • Therese asks Carol if she ever did what they did the night before with Abby.
  • Carol says she did.
  • She tells Therese about her affair with Abby.
  • They'd known each other since they were four, but they grew apart. They reunited after Carol was married, and one night they stayed together and Carol fell in love with her.
  • It only lasted two months, though.
  • Carol says Harge knew about the affair, but she only told him after they started going through the divorce process.
  • Therese gets over her jealousy for Abby and they continue their road trip, heading toward Salt Lake City.