Flying with One Wing

Anna's five daughters are the heroines of the tale as they pull together for the sake of their mother's dream, though each breaks a rule of the tight system that binds them together. Their story parallels America's as it becomes a world power, and urban life, the suburbs, the middle class, women and blacks change its landscape forever.

The story, a living testimony to family and human determination, is narrated by a member of the second generation of Americans.