table of contents chapter 1 - the parade ( friday ) chapter 2 - sideshow alley chapter 3 - garlic and the gourd chapter 4 - life in death chapter 5 - hospital visit chapter 6 - a bakers perspective ( saturday ) chapter 7 - waking isak chapter 8 - questions and strategies chapter 9 - bandini and johanson chapter 10 - by moonlight chapter 11 - finding queenie ( sunday ) chapter 12 - sunday morning visitations chapter 13 - waiting for understanding chapter 14 - choosing isak chapter 15 - home chapter 16 - allies chapter 17 - fires kindled chapter 18 - night walkers ( monday ) chapter 19 - exposure chapter 20 - reconsidering chapter 21 - revelations chapter 22 - more revelations chapter 23 - looking for bridie chapter 24 - queenie goes home chapter 25 - ways of healing about the author extract they were not boys .