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Amid the changing political and social environment of a Colorado college campus, three friends--Lily, Kate, and Turner, a young man drawn to both women--must confront such issues as loneliness, pregnancy, and the disintegration of friendships
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In the midst of the excesses of the 1960s and the horrors of the Vietnam War, Lily Granger betrays her best friend, Kate, by sleeping with Kate's boyfriend, Turner. She becomes pregnant, and to hide from her shame and guilt, she runs away to a home for unwed mothers in a rural Mexican town. Alone and uncertain about her fate, she survives each day by teaching the children of a nearby orphanage--the one her own child will most surely join. When, upon Kate's insistence, Turner shows up in Mexico, Lily becomes even more confused--by his motives, and the glimmer of hope that might lead the both of them to a very different future.
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- PublisherEcco Pr
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0880015241
- ISBN 13 9780880015240
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages200
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