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Reviewed on July 15, 2007
This is a book about three housewives in Applewood, NY, who yearn for something more fulfilling than what is offered by their families and their membership in the local PTA. The main characters-quirky, grating, and peculiar-are trapped in a prison of duty and sexual repression. Bashful Lisa Slotnick tries to understand her abusive, alcoholic mother, who has asked to m...Log In or Sign Up to Read More