From the Bookshelf of Duke University Libraries Friends…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
Jul 13, 2010
Lizzy
added it
This review was written by Mary Dunn Siedow and posted by Lizzy Mottern
The voices of women tell this story of five women’s relationships with family and friends. Margaret and Bernice are residents of a nursing home where Lorraine is a nursing assistant. Margaret is an upper class white woman with a sharp mind, a quick wit and a decaying body. Lorraine, who is black, respects her patients and treats them with sassy tongued dignity. Margaret and Lorraine have an edgy relationship, each ordering th ...more
The voices of women tell this story of five women’s relationships with family and friends. Margaret and Bernice are residents of a nursing home where Lorraine is a nursing assistant. Margaret is an upper class white woman with a sharp mind, a quick wit and a decaying body. Lorraine, who is black, respects her patients and treats them with sassy tongued dignity. Margaret and Lorraine have an edgy relationship, each ordering th ...more
Jan 03, 2012
Tamara Bennett
marked it as to-read
