I enjoyed reading this book and am glad I was given the chance.

Thank you, Cherise Wolas, Flatiron Books, & Netgalley for my copy. All opinions are my own.

I enjoyed reading this book I just never got around to writing a review. I will continue to read works by this author

I was a big fan of The Resurrection of Joan Ashby, so I was eagerly looking forward to what was next for the writer. The Family Tabor was a well-crafted, lusciously written family saga that is a worthy follow-up. I admittedly found the beginning a little slow, and I didn't connect with the characters as much as I would have liked, but it is definitely a great book that I'm happy to have read.

At first, this book failed to capture my attention. The Tabor family consists of two parents and three grown children, all who have a voice in this story. It wasn't until I got about 40% in that I noticed my intrigue went up. This book tells the story of family that is blessed - one of those that everything seems idyllic; yet the father and the children all have secrets that they are keeping from the rest of the family. Some from shame, some from a desire to not disappoint. Roma was my favorite character as she is tuned in to each person in her family. She knows that they aren't being entirely truthful, that they are wrestling with something in their life. She feels confident that she can guide them once she is able to spend one on one time with each of them. As a mother, isn't this what we all want!

I receive a copy from the publisher via Netgalley; this is my honest review.

In this wonderful tale about a family and the secrets we all have. The Tabor family gets together for an award for the father. Set over just a weekend, everyone has their secrets and they all have to figure out what they need and where they want to go.

Great read! Looking forward to reading more from this author! I highly recommend this book and author to all!

If enjoy a good family saga, and this one delivered. A little slow at times but wonderfully detailed and written. I definitely recommend reading it.

I loved The Resurrection of Joan Ashby and I am thrilled to say that The Family Tabor lived up to every expectation that I had. Wolas has such a gift when it comes to her way with words and I found myself savoring this reading experience. This is not a story that you will want to blow through. This is one that you will want to take extra time with as she explores family dynamics and the things we choose to share with the world and those that we keep private.

I like a good family saga, but this one is just too slow for me. I definitely wanted more from the story.

This week I’ve gone back to several books that I had a hard time with previously and this was one of them. Once again I tried, and I have come to the conclusion that this one is just not for me. Does not mean it’s bad, just means I’m not the right reader for it.

While the writing is lush, this fell flat for me as the momentum was slow going which made it difficult to connect to the story, and I stopped reading around 50-55%.

The shifts in point of view and expertly written details provide a unique and shocking insight into the lives of this small family, their secrets past and present, and was woven in such a way that was never really jarring on the switch. I would definitely love to read more like this .

A family saga that talks of an immigrant family's history and what life is like in modern day society and what the family survived to be here.

The Family Tabor was an excellent family drama novel. I loved all the characters and the family dynamics. This book flowed easily, and its depth of emotional and psychological understanding was intriguing. Thank you NetGalley for the e-read copy. All opinions are my own.

was a gripping thriller that took you to every aspect of trying to figure out what was really going on and what was going to happen next! This was such an amazing book and I can’t wait to see what else is released from this author!

This book was truthfully tedious. I couldn’t manage to make my way through it after several attempts. Something about this just didn’t grab me, and I found myself finding reasons to come back to it later. Just not my style, I suppose.

On the surface, the Tabor family is perfect. Dad is about to take home a coveted community service award; Mom is a successful child psychologist, and their adult children are bright, ambitious, and handsome. Predictably, things are much more complicated under the surface. The mystery at the center of the book affecting the whole family is almost secondary to the drama playing out in each individual's own mind. Their forced proximity during the week they spend together forces them to reckon with their places in the family and in the world. In the end, I see this story as a lesson in being true to oneself, and by extension, the family and the world.

I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher, Macmillan, in exchange for an honest review.

3.75*
I have had this book sitting on my shelf just waiting for the right time. That time was now!

A family drama that will captivate you with the story of the Tabor family. As they come together in Palm Springs to celebrate the patriarch of the family Harry Tabor being honored as “Man of The decade.”

Each member of the family have their own demons and secrets they have kept hidden. Including Harry himself. What will be revealed? And ultimately how will this family move forward?

This is a very slow thoughtful read that will take you on a journey with this family.
Told from multiple POV of all family members. Each with a strong voice and a story to tell.
How do we really know what goes on inside a family. The truths may even be hidden within the family itself.

Cherise Wolas puts together a beautifully written intriguing and enchanting novel.
This is the perfect read for anyone who enjoys a Character driven family saga.

Thank you to NetGalley, Flatiron Books and Cherise Wolas for an ARC to read and review.

The book covers a very short span of time, a weekend, but also covers a lifetime of this family. Harry Tabor is going to be named Man of the Decade, so the family congregates in Palm Springs. It held my interest as it went between the five main characters, a feat that sometimes doesn't happen. It was a strong, generational family saga.

Harry Tabor is about to be honored as the Man of the Decade in Palm Springs. He will be recognized for his work in helping Jewish families escape persecution and resettle in Florida. Harry's family gathers to celebrate his accomplishments--his wife Roma, an insightful child psychologist; his daughter Pheobe who keeps talking about a boyfriend no one has met; his daughter Camille who is trying to discern where to take her anthropology work next; and his son Simon, whose new interest in his Jewish roots is causing problems with his wife. But before Harry can be honored, he vanishes into the night. Each family member has a secret, but it will be Harry's sudden memory of his actions many years ago that could unravel everything that they have worked to accomplish.

The Family Tabor is a story told in fragments: we get a bit of Harry's history and then a piece of a child's present. Cherise Wolas has written a book (and a family) that you must commit to following because it's not linear and it won't go where you expect. The present action is limited but, as each person reveals a little piece of themselves, we understand the full impact of their choices on their family. It's also an examination of how one family and its members fit within the history of a people and a religion as the Tabors decide what it means to be Jewish in the 21st century.

Wolas' writing is insightful and powerfully draws readers into the inner lives of her characters. It is clear that these people care for each other, even if they can't always be honest with each other. This story requires some suspension of belief with its conceit that Harry forgot something important for so long and Wolas is not afraid to leave her readers in unexpected places, but it's worth experiencing these characters and their search for where they fit in their family and the world.

The Family Tabor
By Cherise Wolas
Flatiron Books July 2018
400 pages
Read via Netgalley