Great idea and concept for a book. A thoroughly enjoyable read. Highly recommended. .

This book addresses an issue that you might hear about, or maybe not depending on your social circle. What do the parents do or think about for their disabled child once the parents die? What will happen to that child that cannot live or function on its own without help?

That is one of the demons haunting John. He has an autistic son that will never be able to live on his own and will always need some sort of care. Sure he has two older daughters, but taking care of Ethan is a full-time job for anyone and is it fair to expect the siblings to take care of Ethan for the rest of his (or their) life?

While fiction, this book really touches home as I have an autistic stepson. He is higher functioning and could potentially live on his own, but there are so many things that I worry about that may be common sense to me but are not to him. What would I do if he was more like Ethan?

The stress the family endures is realistic. The memories the daughters have about growing up are probably what others feel living with a sibling like Ethan. While Mindy and Karen's comments about taking care of Ethan are noble, it is not realistic or truly feasible.

The story is a journey that made me sit back and take notice of facilities available for special needs individuals and who will bear the cost of taking care of these individuals 30, 40 and even 50 years in the future?

I chose this as our book club's read for this month and will be interested to hear what the others think.