Sunflower Forest
  • Published:
    May-1984 (Hardcover)
    1985 (Paperback)
  • Formats:
    Print
  • Main Genre:
    General Fiction
  • Pages:
    436
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Bestselling author Torey Hayden's new novel poignantly tells of a daughter's attempt to grow up in the shadow of her mother's haunted past. Warm, melancholy and evocatively rendered this book captures the essence of a family touched by sadness. A haunting tale of a family who can't escape the consequences of their mother's tormented childhood. Hayden, a master storyteller, again turns her talent to fiction in this novel that combines a psychological thriller with a nuanced family drama. Lesley's Hungarian mother Mara -- charming, childlike, lovable -- is traumatized by her adolescent Holocaust experiences. Though her American husband and daughters try to live a normal life, Mara holds them thrall to her moods and quirks. Lesley struggles to understand, but dealing with Mara is a severe strain which sets her apart from her peers. But when Mara's psychosis results in tragedy, Lesley goes to Wales in search of her mother's remembered joy.
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    • Aug-1985
    • Avon
    • Mass Market Paperback
    • ISBN: 0380699222
    • ISBN13: 9780380699223
    • First Edition
    • May-1984
    • Putnam
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0399129464
    • ISBN13: 9780399129469



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