Braided Lives: A NovelGrowing up in Detroit in the 1950s, and going to college when the first seeds of sexual freedom are being sown, Jill and Donna are coming of age in an exciting, turbulent time. Wry, independent Jill thrives in the new free-spirited world, while her beautiful cousin Donna desperately searches for a man to make her life whole. As each cousin is driven by different demons and desires, they eventually realize that they cannot overcome fundamental differences in each others' lives. Still, as their futures assume contrary paths, Jill and Donna realize that they may be separated, but they'll never be truly divided from one another."Rings with passionate awareness...honest and impressive."THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD "From the Paperback edition." |
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... Howie entered and got in an argument with her secretary . The wrought - iron gates of the Jewish cemetery stand wide under the awkward cobblestone arch . I peek in the office window . Empty , thank you . Howie's father is old and ...
... Howie entered and got in an argument with her secretary . The wrought - iron gates of the Jewish cemetery stand wide under the awkward cobblestone arch . I peek in the office window . Empty , thank you . Howie's father is old and ...
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... Howie's grandmother . She seems to weigh sixty pounds and have as much substance at the grave as a furled black umbrella . Some people come loose from their center and spread out : Howie's mother looks as if she had gained thirty pounds ...
... Howie's grandmother . She seems to weigh sixty pounds and have as much substance at the grave as a furled black umbrella . Some people come loose from their center and spread out : Howie's mother looks as if she had gained thirty pounds ...
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... Howie's father who was once a baby in Poland , a child in Germany , a teenager voyaging across the wild wide ocean . Hours of Howie's brother Milt . I suspect his mother prefers her older son , for with him the ground is certain . He ...
... Howie's father who was once a baby in Poland , a child in Germany , a teenager voyaging across the wild wide ocean . Hours of Howie's brother Milt . I suspect his mother prefers her older son , for with him the ground is certain . He ...
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