Charlotte Vale Allen

On her deathbed, a woman reveals to her daughter that she is not her biological mother, that the daughter was kidnaped at birth. The woman explains why and how she did it and leaves the daughter money, which the daughter uses to find her biological parents. By the author of Leftover Dreams.

Story of three generations of women sisters Faye and Louise, their mother, Maggie and grandmother, Ellen. Faye and Louise seek a safe haven from their mother's rage after her husband abandons them.