The novels of Gail Godwin are contemporary classics--evocative, powerfully affecting, beautifully crafted fiction alive with endearing, unforgettable characters. Her critically acclaimed work has placed her among the ranks of Eudora Welty, Pat Conroy, and Carson McCullers,...
Her mother had walked out when she was six, and now Margaret must reconcile her needs as a woman with the demands of her religious father, in an exploration of filial love.