This turned out to be a rather lovely read. It started I thought as a simple little story of relationships between Mother and Daughter;but soon revealed itself to be a complex relationship that wasn't to be fully understood till the end though much surmised by the reader. But the daughter lost in the turmoil of growing up and maternal moods never really understood until the end. Around the central characters there were several subplots of women struggling with a myriad of lives issues. I loved how they all tied in and related and how the secrets, fears, lonliness of all became revealed and as they opened up they began to discover each other as women and friends and their lives began to refresh. The portrayal of the women who struggled to be part of a community, hold up a certain facade that hid their struggles and unhappiness was such an honest reflection on women and how we interact and when we finally can be true and honest and find that friend new doors open up. Really a lovely book.