The ending of Verity is neither clearly happy nor purely sad—it’s deeply ambiguous, leaving readers unsure which version of events is true. Here's how it wraps up:
Plot Cliff Notes on the Ending
- Lowen proves that Verity has been faking her severe injuries and discovers a manuscript (titled So Be It) in which Verity appears to confess to harming and even killing her daughters. Convinced by this, Jeremy confronts Verity, and with Lowen’s help, kills her in a way meant to look like she choked in her sleep. - Seven months later, Lowen is pregnant with Jeremy’s child. While helping clean out Verity’s old Vermont house, she finds a hidden letter from Verity, written after the accident, claiming the manuscript was never a confession but a fictional “writing exercise.” In the letter, Verity asserts that Jeremy actually caused the accident, that her mental state had been manipulated, and that her injuries were part of a ruse. - Rather than confront Jeremy or reveal Verity’s letter, Lowen destroys it. She never tells Jeremy it exists. Lowen chooses to accept the version of reality that preserves her relationship with Jeremy and the future she imagines with their child. The truth of what really happened—whether the manuscript or the letter—is never confirmed.
Happy or Sad?
- Happy elements: Lowen ends up with Jeremy and expecting a baby; she seems to have the life she wanted. - Sad elements: Verity is dead, and her version of events is destroyed; Lowen is left carrying a burden of doubt and moral compromise; the justice of what actually occurred is unsettled.
In short: the ending is bittersweet and morally complex. Lowen gets what she wants in a practical sense, but it’s built on uncertainty, suppression of evidence, and potential injustice. So it’s not a clean “happy” or “sad” ending—but a haunting, open-ended one.
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