Book summary

Mollie's first marriage endured a separation during World War II, only to be destroyed by her husband's incurable gambling. Her daughter Gilliana undergoes a rocky marriage of her own, while her career grows ever more glamorous. Clare--Gilliana's teenaged daughter, Mollie's granddaughter--watches as her parents break up, her grandmother slides into senility, and she herself begins falling in love hoping to avoid the mistakes of her family.

Media reviews

"...[A]n undeniable poignancy colors Kagan's attempt to show three generations of women coming to terms with each other at the end of a life."