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In a flood of sunshine and risk, a middle‑aged divorcee embraces a reckless California lifestyle in an effort to escape her dreary past. The novel follows her journey as she discovers new friendships and the unexpected ways her newfound freedom is transformed and challenged by the looming possibility of a nuclear nightmare.
First publish date: 1987
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Carolyn See
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