Binding is hardcover. Pages are tight and clean. No structural damage to binding or hinges. There is light shelfwear and rubbing to the boards. Library discard with usual attachments and marks. DJ protected with mylar and not clipped. Pocket removed. First Edition. 229 pages. HardCover Binding. Year: 1980. ISBN: 0684164507. A brilliant portrait of two women bound together in one of life's most complex relationships: that between daughter-in-law and mother-in-law.