Publisher's Synopsis
For eight-year-old Bunny Morison, his mother is an angelic presence without which nothing truly exists. For his older brother, Robert, his mother is someone he must protect, especially since the flu epidemic that has begun to take a toll on their small Midwestern town. For their father, James Morison, his wife Elizabeth is the center of a life that would fall apart without her. Through the eyes of these three characters, Maxwell portrays a family and the woman who upholds it.
Para el niño de ocho años Bunny Morison su madre es una presencia angelical sin la cual nada parece tener vida. Para su hermano mayor, Robert, su madre es alguien a quien debe proteger, especialmente desde que la gripe ha comenzado a asolar su pequeña ciudad del Medio Oeste norteamericano. Para su padre, James Morison, su mujer Elizabeth es el centro de una vida que se desmoronarìa sin ella. A través de los ojos de estos tres personajes, Maxwell retrata a una familia y a la mujer sobre la que ésta se sostiene.
