Thanks so much to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read this amazing book!
I loved this book and was so drawn into these characters. Such an interesting way of telling this story too - it enables you to feel the reasons why the characters behave the way they do and turn your feelings on end about what is right and wrong.
The story is told in two voices and times - Samuel Hawley and his daughter, Loo. Samuel's story is spun out in alternating chapters, each focusing on how he got a bullet would in his body, so the narrative is from his early past into the future. In the present day chapters, Samuel and Loo have finally stopped their lifetime of running from place to place and have settled in Olympus, Massachusetts. Samuel has a job as a fisherman and Loo tries to fit in at school, mostly unsuccessfully. Loo is haunted by the death of her mother when she was just a child and is obsessed with learning more about her. Samuel is also obsessed by Lily, Loo's mother, and keeps a shrine in the bathroom wherever they go.
Because we learn about Samuel's criminal past slowly through his bullet wounds while we see in the present day how much of a good father he is, it really does color your perception about doing bad things for good reasons.
An amazing book - highly recommended!
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