New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel about three women - Mollie; her daughter, Gilliana; and Gilliana's daughter, Clare. "These loving women: the generous, sweet-tempered, domestic Mollie; the ardent, wisecracking Gilliana; the cool, straightforward, "modern" Clare. Their lives, their feelings, their richly articulated voices are the heart of this moving, embracing novel that catches the essence of family love, sexual love, and the sheer love of life.". ISBN: 0-75151795X.