Harper Perennial

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"A remarkable book. Weigel's biography is likely to remain the standard one-volume reference on John Paul II for many years to come." — Pittsburg Post-Gazette

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“A very entertaining and, ultimately, deeply moving novel about the complex bonds between mother and daughter.” —Washington Post

“Mary McCarthy, Anne Rivers Siddons, and a host of others have portrayed the power and value of female friendships, but no