Sara Burris Hersh

It's 1970-something and the glamorous, mysterious, and perfectly mannered Gloria Darling is on her 6th marriage. Leo has done her wrong and she will stop at nothing until he's paid, just like all the rest. With help from her mother, disguises, a motel rendezvous, and a bank robbery Gloria pulls off yet another perfect con.

A young girl is torn between her desire to go to college and loyalty to her mother who is herself a victim of domestic violence.