Windfalls - Softcover

Hegland, Jean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099256738 ISBN 13: 9780099256731

Publisher: Arrow, 2005

Synopsis

It is the 1970s, and in a small town in Indiana, Anna, a young art student, works alone in her darkroom, mesmerised by the images emerging before her. Photography is her passion, her obsession, until one terrible miscalculation -Thousands of miles away in California, Cerise, a lonely teenager, battles with puberty. As her body betrays her, growing hair and sprouting breasts, which attract attention, she seeks comfort in the most desperate and risky of ways - Facing the same dilemma, Anna and Cerise make different choices. Choices which shape their lives forever and, many years later, bring them together - both now mothers, bound by a common bond. And when their lives intersect each woman emerges stronger, inspired by what she sees in the other, changed by what she learns. Utterly engrossing and profoundly moving, Windfalls explores the very essence and complexity of womanhood, and what it is to be a mother.

About this title

Review:

"Powerfully imagined and beautifully written" (Booklist)

"Poignant, thought-provoking" (Publishers Weekly)

"A powerful, extremely moving tale about motherhood, the choices we make, and the impact we can have on one another. Highly recommended" (Library Journal)

From the Publisher:

The powerful new novel from the critically acclaimed author of INTO THE FOREST

About this edition

• Publisher: Arrow
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0099256738
• ISBN 13: 9780099256731
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336