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A year and a half after her mother's death, Liza finds her life further complicated when her father, who had recently remarried, is forced to take her back to his old family home. Liza must navigate the challenges of this stepfamily life, including dealing with her stepbrother and stepsister, and the emotional turmoil of her complicated past.
First publish date: 1980
Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Parenthood & Family Fiction
Authors: Anne Emery
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