Book Description "This novel's great strength lies in its two heroines， who both find themselves drawn， without plans， hopes or full understanding， into the inevitably mythological process of pregnancy and childbirth....It is beautifully and matter-of-factly told."NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWRae， unmarried and pregnant is alone. Lila is older， happily married， a fortune-teller and unable to cease mourning for the baby she was forced to give up for adoption many years ago. They meet in Southern California during the earthquake season--the time when unexpected things happen. Here is Alice Hoffman's beautiful and haunting novel of love and loneliness--and of two women whose lives and fortunes gradually become intertwined. Inside Flap Copy "This novel's great strength lies in its two heroines， who both find themselves drawn， without plans， hopes or full understanding， into the inevitably mythological process of pregnancy and childbirth....It is beautifully and matter-of-factly told."NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWRae， unmarried and pregnant is alone. Lila is older， happily married， a fortune-teller and unable to cease mourning for the baby she was forced to give up for adoption many years ago. They meet in Southern California during the earthquake season--the time when unexpected things happen. Here is Alice Hoffman's beautiful and haunting novel of love and loneliness--and of two women whose lives and fortunes gradually become intertwined. See all Editorial Reviews