A powerful saga of family imperfections and the struggle for love. A compelling rendering of complex emotional ties that exist between family members and a young woman's struggle to survive. Readers who enjoy novels spanning three generations of women, providing a glimpse into their collective consciousness, will enjoy this lovingly rendered story of cruelty, loss, and ultimately, tenacity. Anyone who has experienced family fractures will be deeply moved by Emily's grandmother's spirit and strength, her abusive, mentally ill mother, and the complicated relationships with her aunts. Emily longs to hear about her father; who was he, what was he like? When Emily's grandmother dies, she is in her twenties, and just out of college, learns about the family secret, and of another aunt, Paulina, who was banished from the family. Seeking out Paulina, she discovers that her father is alive. A profound and lyrical novel of one girl's passage into womanhood.
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