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[close] How much sadness and loss can someone survive in their personal and family history? And how can they end up to be so humane and generous at the end of the day? Sibling mental illness, a lost baby, horrific romantic strife, threats to health and limb (literally and literarily) abound in this incredible, disturbing and fantastic book. Wally Lamb can write his characters into your heart in exactly the right words. He almost, but doesn't quite, manage to absorb you entirely. What a feeling. What a book! I recommend this book to ANYONE and EVERYONE. (No LGBT or alternative literature issues here, but the themes of romantic strife that arise are applicable to both.)