-Deft and lovely-The perfect weight, in all ways. It-s suitable for a vacation, and you can describe it in one inviting line, but then it keeps unfolding and deepening, taking unexpected turns.- -TheNew York Times Book Review
To four girls who have nothing, their friendship is everything: they are each other-s confidants, teachers, and family. The girls are all named Guinevere-Vere, Gwen, Ginny, and Win-and it is the surprise of finding another Guinevere in their midst that first brings them together. They come to The Sisters of the Supreme Adoration convent by different paths, delivered by their families, each with her own complicated, heartbreaking story that she safeguards. Gwen is all Hollywood glamour and swagger; Ginny is a budding artiste with a sentiment to match; Win-s tough bravado isn-t even skin deep; and Vere is the only one who seems to be a believer, trying to hold onto her faith that her mother will one day return for her. However,
