Marilyn Stuart

Lily: a Story of Love Marilyn Stuart

LILY, is a moving and poignant story about a woman, Lily Halston, who has lived her life by society's rules, and now finds herself in circumstances where those standards no longer apply. When her first and only love, Edmund Vilante, returns to Chicago, it ignites a forgotten passion, and brings to light, family secrets. Issues of family loyalty, adultery, her daughter's illness and ultimate suicide request, along with Lily's religious beliefs, provide fertile ground for conflict. Lily has always struggled to do the right thing, but for the first time in her life, she discovers that there are no right answers. The extraordinary emotional journey, of a mother and daughter, are played out as each of them search for a path into the future. And together they must discover the time to hang on, and the time to let go. The strength and power of a mother's love helps Lily through the darkest days of her life, accompanied by the joy of true love, and the sorrowful agony of death.