For fans of dual-timeline, mother-daughter novels likeΒ The Paper PalaceΒ andΒ Tom Lake, a compelling contemporary novel about a womanβs struggle to face her reckless history, with its trail of damage and deception, and her quest for the redemption that might still be possible.
From the ruins of Egypt to the privileged life of Manhattanβs Upper West Side, the story of a womanβs odyssey through the maze of love, loyalty, recklessness, and remorse, as the consequences of her acts ripple through the generations.
Approaching a milestone birthday, Arden Rice has seen it all: three marriages, hardship and wealth, choices she both regrets and defends, all fueled by the same fierce desireβto give her daughter the best possible life. At least, thatβs what Arden tells herself.
But nothing is simple. Arden is haunted by her impetuous history, with its trail of damage and deception. Yet sheβs finally made a life where she can be her best selfβuntil the unthinkable happens, and a train engineerβs lapse in attention throws that life into chaos.
Secrets begin to unravel, and Arden finds herself questioning everything she thought she knewβalong with her own role in shaping the disturbing person her daughter has become. As the stakes increase, especially for the vulnerable granddaughter whoβs now in her care, Arden must face questions sheβs spent a lifetime avoiding:Β Which acts define a person? Can someone be better than her worst acts?
For fans of dual-timeline and mother-daughter novels, a compelling story about a womanβs struggle to face her reckless history, with its trail of damage and deception, and her quest for the redemption that might still be possible.
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