First published 1995
When Harmony's beloved daughter Pepper dies of AIDS, the Las Vegas ex-showgirl embarks on a cross-country journey with her son and sisters to find Pepper's girlfriend. Along the way, they encounter a colorful cast of characters, from a teenage hooker to a celebrity dog. As Harmony grapples with her grief, she discovers that her family's eccentricities are dwarfed by the universal human need to find hope in the face of loss.
Genres: fiction, american-fiction, grief, contemporary, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, grief
Setting: United States
Period: 21st-century
461 pages · Hardcover · Orion
Content warnings: death