Jade Fitzgerald steht kurz vor ihrer Hochzeit mit Max, muss jedoch ihre vernachlässigende Hippiemutter einladen, was schmerzhafte Erinnerungen weckt. Zudem verbirgt Jade ein Geheimnis: Sie ist bereits verheiratet. Der Roman thematisiert das Risiko, sich der Vergangenheit zu stellen, und die Kraft von Versöhnung und Vergebung.
The women most crucial to the feminist movement that emerged in the 1960's arrived at their commitment and consciousness in response to the unexpected and often shattering experience of having their work minimized, even disregarded, by the men they considered to be their colleagues and fellow crusaders in the civil rights and radical New Left movements. On the basis of years of research, interviews with dozens of the central figures, and her own personal experience, Evans explores how the political stance of these women was catalyzed and shaped by their sharp disillusionment at a time when their skills as political activists were newly and highly developed, enabling them to join forces to support their own cause.