Sue Miller

chapter 1 In 1982, when she was seventy-two years old, Lily Roberts Maynard pubUshed her first book. It was put out by Tabor Press, a small feminist publishing house in Chicago. Tabor Press was named for and funded by the estate of Judith Tabor, whose husband had made a fortune in refrigerated...

_ IT'S my brother Mack's He's fourteen. We're all sitting at the table in the dining room. The curtains are drawn, though you can see the günt of summer evening light through the cracks. When my mother rounds the corner from the kitchen with the glowing cake, we burst into ragged song. Heaped next...

T JL'm grateful to the Bunting Institute at Rad-cliffe College and the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities for fellowships which gave me time to work on The Good Mother. I also need to thank a number of people who helped me. Reggie Healy and Diane Lund were generous with their time...

Im grateful to the Bunting Institute at Rad-cliffe College and the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities for fellowships which gave me time to work on The Good Mother. I alsó need to thank a number of people who helped me. Reggie Healy and Diane Lund were generous with their time and...

CHAPTER ONE It's my brother Mack's birthday. He's fourteen. We're all sitting at the table in the dining room. The curtains are drawn, though you can see the glint of summer evening light through the cracks. When my mother rounds the corner from the kitchen with the glowing cake, we burst into...