"Potent . . . Unforgettable." --Bharati Mukherjee The New York Times Book Review "A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT . . . . While Sweet Summer is infused with experiences unique to ...

The author tells of growing up in a female household with a fiercely loving mother and grandmother but spending summers with her divorced father.

"A remarkable achievement . . ." The Philadelphia Inquirer A bittersweet evocation of a divided childhood, with its inevitable disappointments, family secrets, surprising ...