Sins of the daughter

"Danah Calsely was only nine when her mother abandoned her. Years later, as a promising Sociology PhD candidate, Danah appears largely unaffected by this traumatic loss - until she finds a letter that she's convinced is from her missing mother. The truth about Jane Lily and her disappearance is wrapped in a long history of silence, and Danah's grandmother, Edith, has no interest in rehashing the past. Danah becomes obsessed with the letter and th...