My mother picked up this book when she was invited to a guest lecture of the author at a local library. Intrigued after the lecture to read the book set in small town, Ohio. It's such a treasure when you stumble upon books and they turn out to be fabulous!
A well-written book that dives into the issues of loss, grief, regret, blame and the secrets that develop in relationships (in this case family) when you fail to communicate - both talking and listening.
The struggle parent(s) have in balancing the wants/desires for their children to have a good, happy, successful life with the unknown wishes of that child(ren). To step back and let a child discover for him/herself their passion, when a parent may have more foresight to see the pitfalls ahead. To be a parent that knows a child may have to trip and stumble on their own to find their own way, as painful as it may be and to only be there to comfort them, not to prevent it from happening.
Written with emotional detail that draws you to each character and revealing each one a bit more so that the reader maintains rapt attention to try to understand how they lost Lydia and lost themselves.
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