1941: Wyatt born April 15, 1946: Ada born Fall, 1962: Ada enters K.U. April, 1963: Ada and Wyatt become lovers March, 1964: Owen beaten March, 1964: Wyatt moves to L.A. June, 1964: Ada breaks with Wyatt July, 1965: Ada dates Ted late 1965: Ada starts dating Owen summer 1967: Ada begins grad school summer 1970: Ada gets her first Ph.D. May 1970: Ada marries Owen early 1971: Ada starts on her second Ph.D. February 1975: Ada walks out on her oral defense June 1975: Clover born late 1975: Ada flees to Costa Rica Early 1976: Wyatt comes to Monteverde August 1977: Gabriel is born mid-1978: Thomas dies late 1978: return to Lawrence July 1979: Melody born May 1988: chapter about the children and the dog fall 1990: Clover blackmails her teacher summer 1992: party summer 1994: Melody and Gary spring 1997: Clover and Samuel get started July 1996: Melody runs away May 1997: Ada and Wyatt visit Melody in S.F. 2002: Wyatt dies 2002: Melody returns to Lawrence June 2005: Melody dies |