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Maude Gascoigne leaves her Charleston plantation for the summer home of her new husband, Peter Chambliss. The transition is difficult: she must confront Peter’s hypercritical mother‑in‑law, the drunken and lecherous husband of her best friend Amy Potter, and a husband who retreats into silence when challenges arise. Over time Maude learns resilience and adapts to the hardships that surround her.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Anne Rivers Siddons
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