Gibbon's Decline and Fall
A wave of fundamentalism is sweeping across the globe as the millennium approaches, and a power-hungry presidential candidate sees his ticket to success in making an example out of a teenage girl who abandoned her infant in a Dumpster. Taking the girl's case is Carolyn Crespin, a former...
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A wave of fundamentalism is sweeping across the globe as the millennium approaches, and a power-hungry presidential candidate sees his ticket to success in making an example out of a teenage girl who abandoned her infant in a Dumpster. Taking the girl's case is Carolyn Crespin, a former attorney, who left her job for a quiet family life. Now she must call upon five friends from college, who took a vow to always stand together. But their success might depend on the assistance of Sophy, the enigmatic sixth friend, whom they all believed dead.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780553573985 (0553573985)
ASIN: 553573985
Publish date: June 2nd 1997
Publisher: Spectra
Pages no: 480
Edition language: English
A mysterious young woman draws together disparate fellow students to form a band of women that remains close for decades. But insidious forces of misogyny threaten each of them. Now older, less reckless, and without the guidance of their oddly wise friend, can they nevertheless draw together and c...
If you liked The Handmaid's Tale, read this book. If you liked "The Lady or the Tiger", read this book.
I vaguely remember reading this story. It's sometimes difficult trying to figure out what is going on in her books. All of them make me think. This one I remember thinking and questioning about women who are single parents, frightened and alone.