Alyricaldebutthatexploresthecomplexitiesofmother-daughterrelationshipsandlong-buriedsecretsfrompost-warEuropetomodern-dayLondon.Attwenty-five,Susieisallgrownup,workingajobthatpaysthebillsandlivingwithherlong-termboyfriendintheirownapartment-betteryet,she'shoursawayfromherchildhoodhome.Buthermother'ssuddencancerdiagnosisforcesSusietoreconcileadaughter'smemoriesofhermotherwiththerealityofawomanapproachingdeath.Determinedtounderstandtheunexplainedsilencesbetweenhermotherandgrandmotherbeforeit'stoolate,Susieconfrontsthesecretsthathavebecomeembeddedinherfamily'spast.Betweenstoriesofbetrayalsandbirthsemergesanengagingnarrativethatexploreswomen'sdisparaterolesofmother,lover,andindependentspirit;andwhathappenstothegenerationsofwomenwhoareallthree.