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Riggs Park Banks Channel Books Barbara and Marilyn once shared what they thought was an idyllic childhood in the modest Riggs Park neighborhood of Washington, DC. In this poignant story of a lifelong friendship, the women each face a serious crisis of late middle age—Marilyn a recurrence of breast cancer, Barbara a difficult relationship with a man. Yet both feel driven to return to the old neighborhood to solve a decades-old mystery that still haunts them. What they uncover is a heart-wrenching secret that tests both of them. Will it shatter the resilience that got them through the repressive social mores of the 1950s, the white flight from the city, the fevered years of feminism and anti-feminism and child-rearing? Or will it give them the strength to move on?
Reviews “This story of friends who’ve known each other for years, but find there’s much still to be discovered, is emotional and poignant. . . . Barbara is a strong, complicated character whose viewpoint draws the reader deeply into the lives of these women and their families.” “Delightful . . . An intriguing plot with a terrific final twist.” “This insightful book will resonate with readers.” “An emotional and heart-felt story readers who enjoy women’s fiction are sure to enjoy and savor.” “A magnificent story of the friendship between two women.”
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