Description: Suzanne Blume has known both success and disappointment. A respected lawyer, two-time wife, and mother of two college-educated daughters, she now faces the prospect of her wayward older daughter moving back home. But more troubling still is the news that her mother, a woman of legendary independence with whom Suzanne has never gotten along, has been felled by age and illness. And now she needs Suzanne's help. Intertwining the lives of three generations of contemporary women, Marge Piercy probes the most pressing of questions -- those of balance and need; of giving to oneself while addressing the needs of others; of overcoming past hurts while learning that trust and dependence are the foundations of rich, fulfilling relationships.

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