Description: The essays in this subtle, wide-ranging collection depict the lasting impact of mothers on daughters, the shifting relations of parents and children, the ironies of marriage, and quandaries of decline and death. Sutton exposes the ephemeral nature of the things we gather and the homes we build while conceding our need to reconstruct the past.
Brief description: Caroline Sutton is a freelance writer and teacher who specializes in essays and memoirs. Formerly an editor at Charles Scribner's Sons, Sutton teaches creative nonfiction at The Masters School and lives in Dobbs Ferry, New York.