Leaving Winter for a Desert Sky

KIRKUS

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A reluctant prodigal daughter returns to her dysfunctional family in Kaye's debut literary novel.

Erin has spent the last six years abroad, teaching English in Spain, France, Japan. Now, she's back home in Maine for Christmas, for the first time in years. Her abusive father, Thomas, made it clear that Erin, a lesbian, was not welcome in the house, but her mother, Janet, recently ended the marriage, then invited Erin to come home for the holiday. "Just us three girls...