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I finally got to read this book and I am so glad I did. I had wanted to read it after I had seen an interview with the author on the show Sunday Morning shortly after the pandemic had caused a nation wide lockdown. This character driven novel takes place in the affluent community of Shaker Heights, Ohio, and delves into the lives and secrets of the Richardson family, husband, wife, and four teenage children. The perfect facade of the perfect house does not show the inner conflicts and tumultuous
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This is a book of relationships, in particular mother/daughter, but also one of major ethical questions about family (birth family, adopted family) biology and race. I found the plot absorbing, it takes place in a planned community in Ohio, where expectations and housing codes are both written and implied.
I found the characters very believable and the families often fraught relationships realistic. What prevents me from absolutely loving this book is that the plot hinges on 2 very major and unl ...more
I found the characters very believable and the families often fraught relationships realistic. What prevents me from absolutely loving this book is that the plot hinges on 2 very major and unl ...more
It was a straight forward read. I could relate to the characters in general.
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