Deeply human exploration of family dynamics and personal growth
Authentic portrayal of a single mother's crisis and subsequent impact on her children
Engaging narrative with rich character development
Reflective on the role of friends and community in shaping family outcomes
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Author: Mona Simpson
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 416
'Quietly devastating writing' The Observer 'Commitment is a majestic novel' Yiyun Li, author of The Book of Goose A masterful and engrossing novel about a single mother's collapse and the fate of her family after she enters a California state hospital in the 1970s. Wh