In this moving, insightful new novel, acclaimed author Cathy Lamb delves
into the heart of going home again, the challenge of facing loss--and
the freedom of finally letting go...
For decades, the women in Meggie O'Rourke's family have run Lace, Satin,
and Baubles, a lingerie business that specializes in creations as
exquisitely pretty as they are practical. The dynamic in Meggie's
family, however, is perpetually dysfunctional. In fact, if Meggie
weren't being summoned back to Portland, Oregon, by her grandmother,
she'd be inclined to stay away all together.
Since her husband's death a year ago, Meggie's emotions have been in
constant flux, and so has her career as a documentary film maker.
Finding ways to keep the family business afloat--and dealing with her
squabbling sister and cousin--will at least give her a temporary focus.
To draw customers to their website, Meggie decides to interview
relatives and employees about their first bras and favorite lingerie.
She envisions something flip and funny, but the confessions that emerge
are unexpectedly poignant. There are stories of first loves and aching
regrets, passionate mistakes and surprising rendezvous. And as the
revelations illuminate her family's past, Meggie begins to find her own
way forward.
With warmth and unflinching humor, If You Could See What I See
explores the tender truths we keep close--and what can happen when we
find the courage to bare them to the world.
