Book: "I never promised you a rose garden"?

What's the relationship between Jacob Blau and his daughter Deborah?





"Deborah pondered the almost-lust that was almost apparent so many times. It was full of guilt and love intermingled... In his fear he saw her as having the same hunger and guilt as they did -- as he did."





Is Deborah somehow suggesting that her father loved her, under the surface, in an inappropriate manner?





I've read the sparknotes, but I'm still confused.

Book: "I never promised you a rose garden"?
Jacob is Deborah's father. He is a Polish immigrant who works hard as an accountant to provide for his family. He has a hard time dealing with Deborah's illness because he thinks it means that he failed her somehow as a parent. Their relationship is one of surface images. As long as Deborah seems fine on the surface, Jacob is happy, but Deborah feels that he doesn't understand her at all. He is quick-tempered and often seems as if he would rather hide from the ugly truth and hope it goes away instead of dealing with it head on the way that his wife does.


http://www.bookrags.com/notes/ros/CHR.ht...
Reply:Good book!!!!!
Reply:no i don't think deborah's father liked her that way. she has a mental illness so maybe she thought that?