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Julia Lambert is an artist, mother, and university teacher, spending the summer in her run-down house on the coast of Maine. Her parents are visiting, which presents her with problems: she doesn't get on with her father, and her mother is becoming vague. But then her elder son arrives with news that sends shockwaves through the whole family: he thinks his younger brother has become a heroin addict. And soon that's the only thing Julia can think about.
I thought this was superb. It moves from one ...more
I thought this was superb. It moves from one ...more
The subject of this book hit far too close to home. I found the flawed characters believable and, while maybe not likeable, understandable. The chapters shared from Jack's point of view were invaluable to my own life while the sections dealing with Edward and Katharine were less personally applicable. I can understand how the word 'melodrama' would be associated with this story, but I also think families going through any kind of stressor of this level deal with everyday matters differently. Thi
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May 21, 2010
Jennifer N.
marked it as to-read
