Rhine Maidens
by Carolyn See
Buy on AmazonRelates the intimate story of the frustrations and triumphs of Grace and Garnet, two women--mother and daughter--who are both united and divided by a failure in love.
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"I wish more readers would rediscover the vicious mother-daughter relationship in "Rhine Maidens." It's 1970s California (and Coalinga, Calif., no less!), which is basically catnip for me."
By the Book: Edan Lepuckis · nytimes.com