| At forty, divorcee Jennifer Mallen likes thepleasant solitude of sleeping alone. Sheenjoys rereading Victorian novels whenher two children are safely tucked in for thenight. She runs a workshop for childrenafflicted with cerebral palsy and is deter-mined to reach into their silent minds tomake contact. She has a firm reign on allcomponents of her life, and she anticipatesno change. But Jennifer s simplicity and well-or-dered cxistence is interrupted by complexi-ties that shake her firm hold on morals andher private pursuit of happiness. Her work-shop loses its funding; her best friendattempts suicide; her children demandmore than what she gives; her mother fallsill; a man begins to tap her heart, whichJennifer thought had bled for the last time. As Jennifer grapples with each obstacle,she must decide what matters and whatdoes not. The strength to go on doesn tcome easily, but it does come at a priceand Jennifer learns that at forty, instead ofleveling off, her life has just begun. |
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