A Cure For Dreams

The Story

In her novelsEllen FosterandA Virtuous Woman, Kaye Gibbons has compiled what one critic has called 'a fictional oral history of female wishes [and] hopes.' That tradition continues inA Cure for Dreams, a richly woven story that traces the bonds between four generations of Southern women through stories passed from mother to daughter to granddaughter. Gibbons shows us shrewd, resourceful women prevailing over hard times and heartless men and finding unexpected pleasures along the way: gossip, gambling, and the quiet satisfaction of knowing more than they're supposed to.