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Paperback. Pub Date:2008-12-01 Pages: 464 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins UK Bestselling author Torey Haydens new novel poignantly tells of a daughters attempt to grow up in the shadow of her mothers haunted past Warm. melancholy and evocatively rendered. this book captures the essence of a family touched by sadness.A haunting tale of a family who cant escape the consequences of their mothers tormented childhood. Hayden. a master storyteller. again turns her talent to fiction in this novel that combines a psychological thriller with a nuanced family drama.Lesleys Hungarian mother Mara - charming. childlike. lovable -. is traumatized by her adolescent Holocaust experiences.Though her American husband and daughters try to live a normal life. Mara holds them thrall to her moods and quirks Lesley struggles to understand. but dealing with Mara is a severe strain which...