The influence of parenting weighs heavily in this book. May, Lily, her daughter and Nick, Lily’s son all have a story to tell and each has been imprinted with their upbringing and parental desire for them. Lily’s story is first. She is drifting in life. Next is Nick and he is socially inept and was overly controlled by Lily. Last is May, a story of life under belligerent brothers, a mousy mother, and the im[act of Mao Tsetung in China. Both mothers are driven to let their children make their own choices but in reality, stifle them.
A very interesting novel.
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