Who is Angelina in the novel, Woman on the Edge of Time?

Angelina is Connie's daughter and a catalyst for much of Connie's state of being. On the one hand, Angelina is the focus of much of Connie's powerful maternal instincts and her desire to love unconditionally. On the other hand, Angelina is the unwitting source of much of Connie's misery - Angelina's childish and lonely temper was the trigger for the explosion of physical violence that sent Connie into psychiatric care for the first time and Angelina into adoption. Angelina never actually appears in the novel, but the memory of her and hope for her are both powerful motivators for Connie.