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NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • “A gripping and poignant ode to a messy, loving family in all its glory.” —Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe
In this “rich, complex family saga” (USA Today) full of long-buried family secrets, Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson fall in love in the 1970s, blithely ignorant of all that awaits them. By 2016, they have four radically different daughters, each in a state of unrest.
Wendy, widowed young, soothes herself with booze and younger men; Violet, a litigator turned stay-at-home-mom, battles anxiety and self-doubt; Liza, a neurotic and newly tenured professor, finds herself pregnant with a baby she’s not sure she wants by a man she’s not sure she loves; and Grace, the dawdling youngest daughter, begins living a lie that no one in her family even suspects.
With the unexpected arrival of young Jonah Bendt—a child placed for adoption by one of the daughters fifteen years before—the Sorensons will be forced to reckon with the rich and varied tapestry of their past. As they grapple with years marred by adolescent angst, infidelity, and resentment, they also find the transcendent moments of joy that make everything else worthwhile.
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From the Publisher
Publisher : Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group (April 6, 2021)
Language : English
Paperback : 640 pages
ISBN-10 : 0525564233
ISBN-13 : 978-0525564232
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.03 x 1.06 x 7.89 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book to be a remarkable achievement with beautiful prose and consider it one of their favorite books of the year. They appreciate its heartwarming portrayal of intimate family moments, though some find it repetitive. The writing quality receives positive feedback, while opinions about character development are mixed, with some finding the characters finely drawn while others find them frustrating. The book’s length and humor receive mixed reactions – while some find it wonderfully long and funny, others consider it too long and mildly entertaining like a TV sitcom. Several customers mention it takes time to get into the plot and can be tedious to read.
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