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A girl comes of age in the radical 1960s in this âbeautifully writtenâ novel by the groundbreaking author of The Womenâs Room (Kate Mosse). Â Itâs 1968 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jess Leighton, the daughter of a temperamental painter and a proto-feminist Harvard professor, is struggling to make sense of her world amid racial tensions, Vietnam War protests, anti-government rage, her own burgeoning sexuality, and bad relationships. With more options than her motherâs generation, but no role model for creating the life she desires, Jess experiments with sex and psychedelic drugs as she searches for happiness on her own terms. Â In the midst of joining and fleeing a commune, growing organic vegetables, and operating a sustainable restaurant, Jess grapples with the legacy of her motherâs generation while building a future for herself, and for the postmodern woman. âFrenchâs meticulous and affecting tale of the forging of one womanâs conscience encompasses thoughtful portraits of âlove children,â from peace activists to members of unconventional families, and a forthright critique of the counterculture that puts todayâs wars, struggles for equality, and environmental troubles into sharp perspectiveâ (Booklist). |
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