I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read the advanced copy of this book. I apologize for the delay in sharing my review. Now that I've recently retired, I’ve been able to tackle my backlog of reviews, and I’m excited to share my thoughts on this one. You can find my review on my Instagram account @shhi_iamreading. Here’s the link: https://www.instagram.com/shh_iamreading

4 Stars.

I enjoyed the strong character development in this book. it took you on a story, albeit a long and tedious one at times, that you wanted to keep going just to see what the outcome would be for these characters.

Thank you netgalley for thh ARC

This was a story of an Irish American family which begins in the 1950s during the childhood of the main character. It is a very long books, interesting in parts, boring in others. Extremely detailed story which probably could have been condensed.

I am still so unsure of how to review this book. It was a bit of a struggle for me to finish (large books like this usually are) but it did ultimately cause me to think about a lot of things. I will make this review simple: this was packed full of profound familial dysfunction, extreme attempts to discover what one perceives as happiness, and in what way someone can keep the harsh reality of life away from one's front door. Such deep thoughts that it's hard to correctly put into words.