Clarisse Rerat answers “Spoiler question. Saint allegedly has...”

Pat asked this question about All the Colors of the Dark:

Spoiler question. Saint allegedly has her baby and gives him up for adoption during "the year she took off." I went back thru the novel and could not find any reference to a year off. Did anyone else pinpoint that reference? Imo it seems an absurd plot contrivance, not in character.

Clarisse Rerat When Saint tells Charlotte what happened with Jimmy, she says "He beat me, and I was pregnant". Which made me pause, because she was supposed to have …moreWhen Saint tells Charlotte what happened with Jimmy, she says "He beat me, and I was pregnant". Which made me pause, because she was supposed to have had the abortion when the incident happened. So the author actually gave us a hint, there.(less)

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