Darlene Madott, as a teller of interconnected love stories \u2014 stories about women, and the men who enter and exit their lives \u2014 has a way of circling moments of unresolved emotional ambiguity, circling until, with a sudden intensity, she slices directly to the heart of experience. What is remarkable about Madott\u2019s women is that they remain open and vulnerable despite betrayal and sorrow: from station to station, they carry their crosses. Each is on a singular pilgrimage, intent on embracing life openly and willingly, seeking something rare in our times \u2014 communion with the self through communion with another.<\/p>\n

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