Synopsis: From the back cover of the Dell paperback: Six women in search of their selves: Carol - She could face the sacrifice her career demanded... but could her husband? Elana - Even skill, devotion, and care can't always prevent betrayal of the deepest trust. Kathy - Had she been used too much ever to have a self? Mab - Her work was vital, but could it define her? Amanda - She dared the taboos of her people to save the injured stranger who fell from the sky. Luz - Duty was a sham, and love was lost - only Luz could say who Luz was and what she might become. These women, of different times and worlds than ours, illuminate and enrich our understandings of our own todays and tomorrows.