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edbartley — 9 years ago(November 22, 2016 07:15 AM)

Louise told her daughter about her incurable illness?
There's a flashback early on when her teenage daughter says she hates her. Is that just teenage angst or did Louise tell her the truth before/ after she's diagnosed.
We know Ian left her cause she made 'the wrong choice' but she didn't need to let her daughter know.
What do you think?

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charzhino — 9 years ago(November 22, 2016 07:26 AM)

If she told Ian then she could have just as well told Hannah but I dont feel that happened. She hints at it however in 1 flashback where she tells her 8year daughter about a unstoppable disease but obviously at that age she is going to be oblivious.

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edbartley — 9 years ago(November 22, 2016 09:17 AM)

Yeah forgot about that bit, there was so much to take in. Seems a bit risky and irresponsible telling an 8 year old who was obviously very bright like her.

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Hot_Soup — 9 years ago(November 22, 2016 09:54 AM)

In the book Louise remembers/experiences the typical parent/child arguments as Hannah goes through her teenage years. I'm guessing that scene was the directors way of showing it

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yngceo — 9 years ago(November 22, 2016 05:18 PM)

I think that was just an easy way of showing how a child going thru adolescence will "love" their parents one day then getting into their teenage angst years, they "hate" them for something as simple as not letting them borrow a car or something.