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Riveting.Glamour A commendable debut . . . entertaining andengaging.The Seattle Times Barbieris insights into family dynamicsare solid and true.The Washington P... » 

Riveting.Glamour A commendable debut . . . entertaining andengaging.The Seattle Times Barbieris insights into family dynamicsare solid and true.The Washington Post Book World Reminiscent of MonaSimpsons novels in the way that it sneaks up on you with its message ofstrength as a payoff for hardship . . . a thoughtful and thoughtprovokingstudy of family afflictions.January Magazine Powerful.Seattle PostIntelligencer All of Erins life her older sister has eclipsed her stolenher boyfriends and commanded the familys attention with one meteoric crisisor another. Meghan was always smarter prettier more daring and dynamic. As achild she could charm her way out of any situation usually leaving Erin toshoulder the blame for their various transgressions. But Meghan has been gonefor years and now Erin is eager to leave Butte behind her too to go east toart school or west to Los Angeles to become a jewelry designeranywhere solong as its far from Butte Montana. Then Meghan a single mother with a sixyearold daughter and an infant unexpectedly returns again expecting Erin andtheir mother to solve her problems. But this time there are other peopleinvolved no easy solution to those problems and no one else to blame.Meghan still beautiful and magnetic is now addicted to men danger anddrugs. She is the worlds most frequent flier. Little Teensy and baby SiSiare lonely and endangered. Teensy especially has been affected by hermothers neglect and she clings to Erin desperately craving the intimacy andaffection that has been denied her. When Meghans attempts to stay cleanfalter the responsibility forthe children becomes Erins. But how much can shebe expected to sacrifice for her nieces wellbeing? Can she find fulfillmentand happiness even in Butte? «