At Paradise Gate

by Jane Smiley

paperback. published 1995. In good condition. 

In his bedroom upstairs, 77-year-old Ike is dying. Down in the living room his wife and their three middle-aged daughters talk about their childhood and family days - with conflicting visions of family life. A wonderful novel about a family, their memories and relationships. It may be a slim novel (about 200 pages) - but it packs a lot in and leaves you with a lot to think about.