00944cam a2200217 4500 66386722 TxAuBib 20051206120000.0 051206s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780060816216 006081621X (OCoLC)519964631 TxAuBib Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Missing Mom. New York : Harper Collins Publishers, 2005. 434. Nikki Eaton, single, thirty-one, sexually liberated, and economically self-supporting, has never particularly thought of herself as a daughter. Yet, following the unexpected loss of her mother, she undergoes a remarkable transformation during a tumultuous year that brings stunning horror, sorrow, illumination, wisdom, and even - from an unexpected source - a nurturing love. 20051206. TXPLE