Braided Lives
Marge Piercy
560 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0449000915
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Language: English
Publish: June 23, 1997
AdultAmericanFeminismFictionHistorical FictionLiterary FictionLiteratureNovelsThe United States Of AmericaWomens
Growing up in Detroit in the 1950s, and going to college when the first seeds of sexual freedom are being sown, Jill and Donna are coming of age in an exciting, turbulent time. Wry, independent Jill thrives in the new free-spirited world, while her beautiful cousin Donna desperately searches for a man to make her life whole. As each cousin is driven by different demons and desires, they eventually realize that they cannot overcome fundamental differences in each others’ lives. Still, as their futures assume contrary paths, Jill and Donna realize that they may be separated, but they’ll never be truly divided from one another.
“Rings with passionate awareness…honest and impressive.”
THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD
From the Paperback edition.