Description: The world of this novel moves back in time as the layers are peeled away to reveal the truth about a long-ago family tragedy that impacts the characters' lives for years after. Beginning with a young college student haunted by her own choices and ending with the surprisingly serene image of an aging woman looking back on her turbulent life, the story encompasses a panorama of events set against the changing social backdrop of the middle years of the 20th century.
Review Quotes: "Florey imbues her protagonists' simplest moments of self-reflection with telling detail and startling awareness [in] forthright and witty prose. . . . [An] honest and graceful book." --Publishers Weekly
"It would be best if you just went and read the book now. . . . These people seem real, and their secrets seem possible, fascinating." --Hartford Courant