In this collection of eloquent and moving essays, Ana Veciana-Suarez
explores many of the topics closest to our hearts. In "Stitchwork," she
expresses her mixed feelings about a mother who devotes all of her
attention to her family. In the title essay, she examines, with
unflinching honesty, the loss of her first husband, then gives us a
humorous and compelling account of her remarriage in "Second Time
Around." Veciana-Suarez offers wise reflections on everything from the
bond between sisters to the anxiety of swimsuit shopping season. By
turns witty and big-hearted, poignant and defiant, these essays open a
door to the ways one woman and her extended family cope with both the
joys and heartbreaks of life.