![]() ![]() Janet Peery is a magnificent sentence-maker and a faithful reporter of the human condition as it regards this large and flawed and recognizable - so recognizable - midwestern family. ![]() With the tender, enduring, fraught relationships among aging siblings and their even more aged parents. "It's rare to find a book that so mercilessly, and beautifully, and honestly concerns itself with middle-aged life. "An honest portrait of a complicated family.The author deftly reveals the innermost thoughts of seven separate characters pitch-perfect prose." - Washington Independent Review of Books "A powerful new novel.Potent and memorable." - Publishers Weekly Ultimately satisfying, a quiet novel with lingering warmth." - Kirkus "A tender - if not altogether surprising - family portrait with generous heart. "Peery's insightful writing turns a happily-ever-after conclusion into appreciation for the serenity of acceptance and steadfastness." - Booklist ![]()
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