Marzipan and Magnolias

A poignant and humorous story that traces Elizabeth Lancaster’s complex relationship with her eccentric mother, Ruth, intertwined with her own gradual acceptance of the illness that has stalked her for twenty years. Growing up in a family of boys, Elizabeth struggles to maintain her independence in the face of her mother’s intense love for her only daughter. But Elizabeth, determined to broaden her horizons, saves up for a one-way ticket to Europe. A decision to follow up on a mysterious telegra