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An enthralling novel about three generations of strong-willed women, unknowingly shaped by the secrets buried in their family's past.. "A novel in the spirit of Meg Wolitzer, Jean Hanff Korelitz, and the great Nora Ephron. Who says comedy is dead? It's all here - the joyful craziness, the wisecracking newswoman, the family secrets with a twist of lime." - Allegra Goodman, bestselling author of SamDetroit, 1960. Lila Pereira is two years old when her angry, abusive father has her mother committed to an asylum. Lila never sees her mother again. Three decades later, having mustered everything she has - brains, charm, talent, blond hair - Lila rises to the pinnacle of American media as the powerful, brilliant executive editor of The Washington Globe.