Gail Godwin is one of my favorite authors. Single women willappreciate this book immensely. Godwin weaves a convincing storyof a 30+ single woman who examines her relationships when her belovedGrandmother dies. While this story might seem like a familiarone for readers of southern fiction, Godwin adds new depth by creating themost convincing portrait I have ever read of the "internal dialogue"that plagues all of us. Jane Clifford, the book's protagonist, is one of themost convincing characters I've ever had the pleasure to know! Enjoy!