A Family Matter

Thank you to Shelf Awareness for the free copy!

I'm not supposed to quote from uncorrected proofs so I'll just say, I am not sure why the line in the last chapter about sand castles is what finally got me properly crying.

This book was filled with frustrating characters who I wanted to shake sense into. Why would you think your husband would be okay with this? Why would you entertain the notion that this could be good for your children? What is wrong with you people??

But I loved the structure of the story, gradually revealing the things family members have in common without their knowledge or permission. I might reread this at some point to see if there are parallels earlier in the two timelines that I didn't know enough yet to notice.