<i><b>very unusual family saga written with unusual intelligence and compassion. Erica Witsell has a gift for depicting complex relationships.&nbsp;</b></i>-Phyllis Rose, author of <i>Parallel Lives, The Year of Reading Proust, </i>and <i>The Shelf</i>.<br /><br />Every summer, Jessie and Emma leave their suburban home in the Central Valley and fly north to Baymont. Nestled among Mendocino&#39;s golden hills, with ponies to love and endless acres to explore, Baymont should be a child&#39;s paradise. But Baymont belongs to Laurel, the girls&#39; birth mother, whose heedless parenting and tainted judgement cast a long shadow over the sisters&#39; summers---and their lives.<br /><br />Caught in a web of allegiances, the girls learn again and again that every loyalty has its price, and that even forgiveness can take unexpected turns.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Luminous and poignant. <i>Give</i>&nbsp;is the story of one family&#39;s troubled quest to redeem the mistakes of the past and a stirring testament to the bonds of sisterhood.<br /><br /><i><b>&quot;This is a gripping narrative about family, identity, and loyalty . . . Beautifully written!</b>&nbsp;</i>-Kate Rademacher, author of <i>Following the Red Bird</i><br /><br /><i><b>&quot;At times subtle and at times cutting to the quick </b></i><b>Give </b><i><b>digs deep into the heart and soul of a family as connected as it is torn apart. </b></i><b>Give </b><i><b>pulls no punches, delivering an honest look into the lengths we will go for family.&nbsp;</b></i>-Amy Willoughby-Burle, author of <i>The Lemonade Year</i>