Within Arm's Reach

"Within Arm's Reach follows three generations of an Irish-American Catholic family who are jarred into crisis by an unexpected pregnancy. This novel is told through six different points of view, including those of the unmarried, pregnant Gracie, a local advice columnist; and her grandmother, the matriarch, who is struggling with her commitments to both the living and the dead. " "Ann Napolitano paints a portrait of a family in crisis, depicting how the ties that bind us so closely to one another are often the ones that cause us the most pain. "--BOOK JACKET.