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From Library Journal:
In this beautifully written first novel, Simons captures the lives and loves of Tully and her friends Julie and Jennifer in Topeka, Kansas. After her father and brother disappear, Tully's childhood is shaped by an abusive mother. Her wild adolescence culminates when Jennifer commits suicide. Unable to accept the death or admit to grief, Tully seeks consolation at the gravesite, where years later she meets Jack, a former lover of Jennifer. Although married to Robin, she begins an affair with Jack, despite the warnings of her friend Shakee, also one of his former lovers. When Jack wants her to move to California, a lifelong dream of both Jennifer and Tully, this survivor in life must come to grips with past griefs to make a decision. A strong story line with great characterization makes this book hard to put down. A potential best seller, it is highly recommended for public libraries
--Heather Blenkinsopp, Mercy Coll. Lib., Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
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"A
big, ambitious book whose characters stick in the reader's mind."
--San Francisco Chronicle
"Reads
fast, like a sudden surge of wind over the plains, and the book's
momentum builds to tornado force."
-USA Today
"What a lovely and resonant evocation
of that first great bond between women-- it's deeply moving."
-Anne
Rivers Siddons
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