One True Thing - Paperback

by Anna Quindlen (Author)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A "hypnotically interesting" (The Washington Post Book World) novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Miller's Valley

"[Anna Quindlen] writes passionately . . . painstakingly uncovering all the intensity, suspicion and primitive love that bonds mothers and daughters."--The Boston Globe

Ellen Gulden is enjoying her career as a successful magazine writer in New York City when she learns that her mother, Kate, is dying of cancer. Ellen's father insists that she quit her job and return home to become a caregiver. A high-powered career woman, Ellen has never felt she had much in common with her mother, a homemaker and the heart of their family. Yet as Ellen begins to spend time with Kate, she discovers many surprising truths, not only about herself, but also about the woman she thought she knew so well.

Front Jacket

A mother. A daughter. A shattering choice.
From Anna Quindlen, bestselling author of "Black and Blue, comes a novel of life, love and everyday acts of mercy.
"A triumph."
"--San Francisco Chronicle

"From the Paperback edition.

Author Biography

Anna Quindlen is the author of many bestselling books, including the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Rise and Shine, the #1 bestselling memoir Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, and A Short Guide to a Happy Life. Her other novels include Blessings, One True Thing, the Oprah Book Club Selection Black and Blue, and Still Life with Bread Crumbs.