Author and editor Mickey Pearlman has managed to assemble a star cast of female writers, including Erica Jong, Maxine Hong Kingston, Kathryn Harrison, Jill McCorkle, Francine Prose and others to reflect on their memories of home. The essays all pivot on that single theme, yet the individual voices and visions exhibit remarkable diversity. The essayists recall family relationships, moves to and from all corners of America, and how where they lived shaped themselves as women and as writers.