Her Last Death Pages 1-58

Summary
In the exposition of the story the author states that she is at the age of 37 years old after explaining that her mother has falling into a comma. Later just like every other time she learns that it is a lie. She has grown up and apart from her mother. She now has two kids and sometimes wonders whether or not it was a mistake to keep her kids away from their grandmother. At the age of three and a half her parents got a divorce. The years passed and her little sister Penelope grew up, it seemed as if they lived in two different households because they had different experiences. Penelope didn't see when her mother used pills and injection to relieve her pain. She also didn't see when her mother went into spasms due to the large amounts of medication. She seen a different side than Susy, Susy was older and was able to understand that her little sister should not see this side of their mother.
Quote
"'Lying makes face between two people. It makes me stupid, and we can't have a real relationship " ( Sonnenberg 9)
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The story is told by first person and it begins right in the middle of action. It then reflects back to introduce all of the characters and to give some background information. This is a quote said by Susy after she confronts her mother about discovering her lie about having cancer. She expresses through this quote that she cannot attempt in having a good relationship with her mother if she continued lying. It introduces the conflict between the protagonist and her mother.