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Author
Berg, Elizabeth
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Descriptors
Domestic Fiction
Family Relationships
Loss
Mothers and Daughters
Secrets
Self-discovery
Widows
Writers
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Location/Setting:
California
Chicago, Illinois
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Time Period:
2000s
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Summary
Successful novelist Helen Ames is thrust into coping with the details of everyday life when her husband dies suddenly. Their accountant calls with the distressing news that Dan withdrew a huge sum of money from their shared account shortly before his death. What could he have done with their savings?
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Critique
An engaging story of the bonds between husbands and wives, and mothers and daughters. Middle-aged Helen has needed to take responsibility for her own life for a long time. Dan's death and her daughter's reaction to it push Helen to become a much stronger and more confident woman. Highly recommend.
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# of Pages
260
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Published
2009
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Formats
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Reviewer's Initials: RW BRM CG
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