The Subject Was Roses

When John and Nettie Cleary welcome their son home after World War II, they're eager to resume the old roles and routines--and the old battles and silences. But an innocent bouquet of roses and a well-meaning lie sends their small world reeling. Past mistakes and misunderstandings catch up with them at last and force all three to face the truth: there are some hurts that can be healed--and some that can't.