On a sheep farm in New South Wales, owned by the daughter she despises, a mother anxiously awaits the arrival of the daughter she favors, igniting violent emotions beneath the complacent surface of the family...
This novel, set in rural upstate New York, draws together characters from three generations with very different backgrounds and values. Uncle Percy, 72, is infirm, irascible, and poor. He has never married, and his only remaining family is a far-flun...