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IntheseseamlesslyinterwovenstoriesLindaSvendsenchartswithtendernessanddevastatingaccuracythelongings,pleasures,andterrorsofbelongingtoafamily.ThroughthewatchfulandsometimesastonishedeyesofAdeleNordstrom,weseeherchaoticworking-classhomeinVancouver:hermother,June,acocktailpianistwhoneverstopsbelievingintheredemptivepowerofanothermarriage,andwhosoothesafrighteneddaughterbyplaying"AwayinaManger"onherback;andherbrotherRay,therovingcharmer.Andthere'sAdeleherself,whoasachildwilllookunsparinglyatthefailuresofherelders,andasagrownupwillfindherselfhelplesslyrepeatingthem