Family of Women
17 December 2010
Imprint: Pan
Synopsis
1950 - Seven year old Carol Martin lies encased in an iron lung, struck down by the killer disease, polio. Distraught at her side, her mother, Violet, wonders if this is her punishment - for Carol is the love child who should not have been born . . .
Family of Women is the story of three generations of women:
Bessie: scarred...
Details
17 December 2010
544 pages
9780330535496
Imprint: Pan