Insightful best describes how Victoria Herbert tells the story of three university women and their journey from adolescence to adulthood.First there is Sunny, the daughter of a flower child. gI'm just floating, h that's how she describes herself. No direction, no plans, promiscuous and no guidance from a mother who is also an adolescent. Next is Angi. The product of a restrictive Catholic School education. Now away from home and open to a new world of ideas, she says, gI don't went to be my mother. I don't want to have a bunch of kids at a young age, stay at home and get fat. I want to make something of my self. Last is Heather. From a dysfunctional family and with an abusive father, she has faced her daemons. She still has difficulty forming relationships and has issues of trust in people. The women are friends through a campus job. They help each other face their issues.Victoria Herbert brings the reader through each of the woman's challenges. Their joys, their loves and their successes. Finally to the point of each becoming their own person and finding their own identity as an independent women. This story will lead you to tears of joy and laughter and a good feeling of fulfillment.