Windfalls
Jean Hegland
(Author)
Description
The acclaimed author of Into the Forest mines our fears and explores our capacity to love in this epic tale of modern motherhood.Young and pregnant, Cerise and Anna make very different decisions about how to direct their lives. While teenaged Cerise struggles to support herself and her young daughter, Anna finishes college, marries, and later gives birth to two daughters of her own. After the birth of her second child, a tragic accident tears Cerise's life apart, and she loses her already tenuous position in society. As the story progresses--and Cerise's and Anna's lives interweave and inexorably approach each other--both women are dramatically, forever changed. Unforgettable, awe-inspiring, and grippingly honest, Windfalls is a daring and mesmerizing tale.
Product Details
Price
$23.95
Publisher
Washington Square Press
Publish Date
June 01, 2005
Pages
368
Dimensions
5.4 X 8.4 X 1.0 inches | 0.95 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780743470087
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About the Author
Jean Hegland is the author of the novels Into the Forest and Windfalls. Into the Forest, a BookSense Reading Group Pick, Readers Choice Book Club Favorite, and Book of the Month Club alternative pick, has been translated into nine languages. She lives in Healdsburg, California.
Reviews
[A] profound look at motherhood.
--The Midwest Book Review
[A] powerful, extremely moving tale about motherhood, the choices we make, and the impact we can have on one another.
--Library Journal
[A] powerfully imagined and beautifully written examination of the way a single choice can lead us...to places we never thought we'd go.
--Booklist
[A] wonderful book of family and hard-won grace....Hegland is a master storyteller, capable of breaking and warming your heart in equal measure.
--Roy Parvin, author of In the Snow Forest
--The Midwest Book Review
[A] powerful, extremely moving tale about motherhood, the choices we make, and the impact we can have on one another.
--Library Journal
[A] powerfully imagined and beautifully written examination of the way a single choice can lead us...to places we never thought we'd go.
--Booklist
[A] wonderful book of family and hard-won grace....Hegland is a master storyteller, capable of breaking and warming your heart in equal measure.
--Roy Parvin, author of In the Snow Forest