"A bittersweet comedy with a fine sharp edge." Kirkus Reviews (starred review).
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Four women, part of a group of classmates from a Blue Ridge women's college who traveled down the Mississippi on a homemade raft in 1965, reunite thirty-five years later to share their memories, examine how their lives have turned out, and sprinkle the ashes of a fifth friend in…
Thirty-five years after a trip down the Mississippi on a raft with their classmates, four women are reunited to cruise the river once again where they plan to release the ashes of a fellow rafter, Margaret "Baby" Ballou. Revered for her powerful female characters, here Lee Smith…
"Ellen Lawrence wants to find a place where she fits--after all, she takes up less room now. Having shed 100 pounds and (most of) the accompanying self-doubt, she's jetted off to her high-school reunion against the advice of her controlling sister. So why not make the return tri…
"Ellen Lawrence wants to find a place where she fits--after all, she takes up less room now. Having shed 100 pounds and (most of) the accompanying self-doubt, she's jetted off to her high-school reunion against the advice of her controlling sister. So why not make the return tri…