The stunning new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Open House & Never Change.
Three women demonstrate the power of love & the importance of freedom in this unique new novel by the author of The Art of Mending, Open House, & The Year of Pleasures.
Paige Dunn is a woman whose beauty, intelligence, & free spirit are such that two men in town are pursuing her despite the fact she has been handicapped by polio & is raising her daughter with just the help of her carer Peacie. Her daughter, Diana, longs to please her mother, & also escape her, yet when the precarious independence of this household is threatened, Diana makes a radical move which changes everything...
In this extraordinary novel about the resilience of the human spirit, Berg demonstrates her ability to be both poignant & amusing & captures the special relationship which these three women share.