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- Author
- Mary Sheldon
- Narrator
- Barbara Rosenblat
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 5 March 2010
- Run Time
- 10 hours 14 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Unable to cope with the demands of her husband and mother-in-law, Maggie leaves them and Alexis, her 8-year-old daughter, behind to live a reclusive life in Paris. Told by her father that her mother never loved her, Alexis can never overcome a sense of loss and abandonment. Now, more than three decades have passed since Maggie and Alexis have had contact with each other. Though each longs for a reunion, neither of them is willing to take the first step, until a troubled teen steps into Alexis’ life and makes her long for closure with her past.
Told through a series of flashbacks, Mary Sheldon’s novel brings a deep range of emotions to these lost characters.
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Details
- Author
- Mary Sheldon
- Narrator
- Barbara Rosenblat
- Duration
- 10 hours 14 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 March 2010
- ISBN
- 9781436183116
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
Unable to cope with the demands of her husband and mother-in-law, Maggie leaves them and Alexis, her 8-year-old daughter, behind to live a reclusive life in Paris. Told by her father that her mother never loved her, Alexis can never overcome a sense of loss and abandonment. Now, more than three decades have passed since Maggie and Alexis have had contact with each other. Though each longs for a reunion, neither of them is willing to take the first step, until a troubled teen steps into Alexis’ life and makes her long for closure with her past. Told through a series of flashbacks, Mary Sheldon’s novel brings a deep range of emotions to these lost characters. 
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