This novel, about three school-aged sisters, originally published by Viking Press 20 years ago, was hailed by the critics, made Time magazines Ten Best Fiction List in 1971, and won the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction in 1972. A British edition by Chatto and Windus in 1972 was equally praised, as the following review excerpt attests: As formulas for happiness go, theres a lot to be said for shared adversity; and if this can be enriched with a...