Ripening Author:Valerie Taylor In what Valerie Taylor calls "the conclusion of the Eriika Frohmann series," we follow the lives of Erika and Frances from the late sixties to the eighties. The tears, the laughter, the setbacks, and the small triumphs - all these combine to create a feeling of strength and unity as their relationship spans more than two decades. The novel is wr... more »itten through the eyes of two women who have seen many chages over the years and have always relied on the one constant in their lives - each other.« less