The novel has a basic plot in which just before her graduation from high school, Angela May acts on her burning desire to find and confront her father, whom her mother describes as having been the love affair of her life but a married man with family, and therefore inaccessible. What Angela discovers is a hard, cold man who never cared for either her mother or herself except in the stories her mother has fabricated to make her feel wanted. What Angela also finds in th

Angela's relationships with her mother and father are portrayed quite complexly. However, it is her friendship with Tycho that is particularly perceptive and moving. The author deals with a relationship that is difficult to initiate and maintain, not just "happily ever after".

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Approximate Word count = 525
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)