Told from the different viewpoints of Sonia and Helen, a Jewish mother and daughter in 1970s' New York, who think they have nothing in common; but as they each tell their story, it becomes obvious that they do. They just can't communicate. Helen is a teenager who feels restricted by her home life and especially by her relationship with her mother. Sonia reminisces about an illicit love affair with a black poet before she met and married Helen's father; if only Sonia would talk about this with Helen. Altogether an involving but sad read.
