This is a very engaging, touching and sometimes deeply sad book. I loved it! I actually read it in a week, probably because I enjoyed the characters so much, and, towards the end, there is a bit of suspense about a certain character that really makes you want to keep reading.

I am amazed that a woman wrote this, considering the main character and narrator is a middle-aged/older man. I was thinking the whole time that Siri (the author) was male, but no, she’s just incredibly insightful about people and their motives for doing the things they do.

It also personally helped me, because I realized that the symptoms of one particularly troubled character were the same as those of the last person I dated! Ha ha and… uh, NOT so ha ha too. :)

A beautifully written novel. This is what Zadie Smith’s On Beauty was trying so hard to be. Great for anyone who loves family sagas and art.