Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read and review this book!
I really liked this book and enjoyed getting to know the MacEntee family. This book takes place in Ireland in 2013, when there was apparently a very unusual hot summer. The story opens with the matriarch, Dieirdre, planning an 80th birthday party for herself.
Each chapter segues into the story of another family member - from her husband who left her for a much-younger man, their 3 children and their spouses, and her granddaughters. The writing style was wonderful - I loved how intimately we got to know each of these people. While the characters didn't always behave appropriately, they each felt personable and we grew to understand their behavior.
A great portrait of family, in all its many shapes and sizes, and how it shapes each of us.
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