National Network for Equitable Library Service

Unable to cope with the demands of her husband and mother-in-law, Maggie leaves them and Alexis, her 8-year-old daughter, behind to live a reclusive life in Paris. Told by her father that her mother never loved her, Alexis can never overcome a snese of loss and abandonment. Now, more than three decades have passed since Maggie and Alexis have had contact with each each other.