A Live Coal In The Sea, Madeleine L'Engle; Farrar, Straus, And Giroux

“Three generations of a family struggle with loyalty, commitment, and identity when Camilla Dickinson is confronted by her granddaughter, Raffi, with the news that her father has hinted that Camilla is not really her grandmother.”
Robin’s Note: Another read-alike for Irving, L’Engle’s adult works are often eclipsed by her reputation as a writer for children.  That is a shame: her adult novels beautifully explore characters in depth and she has a knack for making the ordinary evocative and special.  She tends toward the spiritual, but she’s neither preachy nor judgmental.