ISBN: 978-0425233474

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Reviews

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Kiernan again
demonstrates
her ability to portray
true to life relationships
between women...
With realistic dialogue
and pinpointed emotions,
Kiernan paints a
persuasive portrait
of the bonds between
mothers, daughters,
and friends in this
inspiring, heartbreaking tale.

-Publishers Weekly

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...a satisfying exploration
 of an enduring,
 complex friendship.

-Booklist

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...hopeful in the face
of impossibility.
Life--friendship,
marriage, parenthood--
 can break your heart,
the novel reminds us.
The lucky among us
have a hand to grab
when the inevitable
waves knock
 us down.

-Miami Herald

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...a graceful, richly
rewarding story of
family relationships.

-Ft. Myers Magazine

 Now, yearning for a second child, Ali asks her best friend’s permission to use another of the frozen embryos that have been stored away, awaiting this decision. But Cora has a secret that could not only change Ali’s plans for the future, but tear apart her life right now….