Vicki S. (curledupwithabook) - , reviewed on 6/11/2014 + 169 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

Interesting novel about a husband and wife trying to move forward after the devastating death of their twin girls two years earlier. They take in a 10-year-old boy as a foster child and the husband has trouble connecting with him. The child is dealing with having been moved around a few times, with being the only African American in the area (his foster parents are white, too), and with his new home being threatened by the potential split-up of his foster parents. Bohjalian's writing is intimate and comfortable. You feel you know the people in the story and can understand what they're feeling.

I look forward to reading his other books.

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