Toni Volk: 3 books

Toni Volk's second novel, Interior Designs, is a quietly radiant story of an endearingly crazy Montana family. It is the compelling saga of Annie, who announces to her husband Morton that she's giving up sex. Her decision sets in motion both a search for her own place in the world and an...

There is a rare freshness to this story of friendship between two sisters: recently- widowed Etta is eccentric, spontaneous, even "fast" by local standards. Pearl, whose fiancé is missing in action overseas, is measured and valiant. When Pearl meets Buck, Etta is unimpressed and warns Pearl...

This novel traces the stories of three women as they deal with the past and confront the present: Keota, a woman who runs out on her young daughter and alcoholic husband; Chris, the daughter she abandons; and Rainy, whose childhood friend is killed in front of her on a railroad bridge around the time...