Black and White

by Dani Shapiro

Another thought provoking novel from the author of Slow Motion and Family History. Clara Brodeur's quiet life with her family in Maine is suddenly interrupted by an early morning phone call from NYC. Her sister Robin is calling to tell her that their difficult and overbearing mother is very sick with advanced lung cancer. Clara and Ruth have been estranged for 14 years, when Clara left home at eighteen. Ruth is a photographer who became famous after shooting a very controversial series of nude photos of Clara from age three to fourteen. Clara hates everything about the photos and has never forgiven her mother for caring more about her career than the feelings and needs of her child. Now Clara must decide whether she will make amends with Ruth before she dies. An interesting book about art, families, secrets and forgiveness.