This is a tough one to review. The first hundred pages take patience- lots of patience- but there are incredible bright spots (wait for Elise). Then, suddenly, things go quickly until they don't. I wasn't a fan of the space sections, to be honest, because they didn't tread new ground for me, preferring Faye and Wright in Ecuador. It was never entirely clear why Faye suddenly found the US as a young teen so offensive but her disgust and resulting actions are at the root of this challenging read. The language is often gorgeous, even if sometimes too much. It's long, it's big, it's not an easy read but it is worth your time for a different take on 60/70s radicalism and especially its effect on the children of those involved. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. You will find yourself reading slowly to appreciate it. For fans of literary fiction.