The Widow’s ChildrenA classic American novel from the author of Borrowed Finery. On the eve of their trip to Africa, Laura Maldonada Clapper and her husband, Desmond, sit in a New York City hotel room, drinking scotch and sodas and awaiting the arrival of three guests: Clara, Lauras timid daughter from a previous marriage; Carlos, Lauras flamboyant brother; and Peter, a melancholy editor whom Laura hasnt seen for over a year. But what begins as a bon voyage party soon