Crazy Quilt

Three Overlapping Relationships Are Pieced Together In Crazy Quilt A Story That Unfolds During World War Ii Covers The Social/Sexual Upheavals Of The Sixties And Seventies And Opens To The Future: Anne (Divorced At 46) And Her Mother (Widowed At 73) Both Face Single Life As Older Women Whose Career Aspirations Had Been Abandoned At Marriage; Anne And David (Six Years Older Than Anne'S College Daughter) Are Caught Up In An Unbidden But Deeply Loving And Enriching Liaison Outside Of Cultural Norms; Ernie And Byron (In Parallel Circumstances) Are Very Much Involved In Her Recovery From A Misguided And Devastating Action. An Unexpected Ending Suggests The Possibility Of Finding Meaning And Renewal Despite Loss Wrong Choices And Self-Doubt: It Is The Ultimate Task Of A Lifetime.