Book description
It is the 1960s, in suburban New York City, and twelve-year-old
Maggie Scanlan begins to sense that despite the calm surface of her
peaceful life, everything is going strangely wrong.
When her all-powerful grandfather is struck down by a stroke, the
reverberations affect Maggie's entire family. Her normally
dispassionate father breaks down, her mother becomes distant and
unavailable, and matters only get worse when her cousin and her best
friend start doing things to each other that leave Maggie confused
about sex and terrified of sin.
With all of this upheaval, how can she be sure that what she wants
is even worth having?
Anna Quindlen is the author of five bestselling novels and has one
the Pulitzer Prize for her New York Times column 'Public and Private'.
She lives with her family in New York City.
