Like an embodiment of the national ideal of 'mom and apple pie' values an American housewife muses on modern life while baking pies. In a chaotic flow of consciousness, her mind freewheels through word associations, lists, ideas, images, memories and dreams. The unorthodox style is a challenge to the artificiality of traditional narrative and also a test of the reader's stamina. Decide for yourself whether this audacious approach succeeds.
