Elizabeth Gaffney

A beautifully well-crafted novel that had me hooked right from the beginning. Beginning on VJ day, the story lets us grow up along with the main character Wally Baker as she traverses a privileged but difficult childhood in Brooklyn . The daughter and granddaughter of physicians, Wally is bright, curious and beautiful but her mother's death has left her with many unanswered questions that no one is willing, or able, to answer.
I'd never read anything by Gaffney before this and I'm so happy she has written something previously so I can dive right in to another book!… (más)