A Jest of God. Based on the novel by Margaret Laurence

We were strangers from the beginning
tormented by our difference
which did not exist.
(Betsy Warland)
An important ingredient inherent in a successful mother-daughter relationship is balance. Like the scales of justice, maintaining equilibrium requires work. The special bond between mother and daughter is delicate and unlike any other relationship due to expectations of performance on behalf of both women. The female psyche is, characteristically, particular: each woman having a certain regiment making themselves unique. Ideals and behavior learned, possibly inherited, from others a…