![]() ![]() ![]() Despite Mason’s conviction that they’re on their own, Bobbie Lynn is driven to call for help, and support arrives speedily from several directions. While the children struggle to maintain an appearance of normality, scramble for money, and care for their mother, Bobbie Lynn meets Wendy, a fiery, perceptive classmate and her brain-damaged twin sister, who are part of a lively, welcoming family. The news that their father is missing in action horrifies Bobbie Lynn and her brother, Mason, but sends their dependent mother spiraling into a breakdown far worse than any of her previous spells after a violent outburst, she takes to her bed, smoking, crying, and rarely eating. Two young people take on more than they can handle in this anguished, reflective story set on the homefront during the Vietnam War. ![]()
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