Thanks to NetGalley, Flatiron Books, and Cherise Wolas for the opportunity to read and review her latest novel. When I started this book, I groaned a bit inside thinking that I was facing 400 pages of a family saga about rich, boring people. I was more than plenty surprised.
The book takes place over a weekend. The patriarch of the Tabor family, Harry, is being honored as Man of the Decade for his work starting a company that focuses on bringing people to this country from impoverished lands as well as many other charitable works. His wife, Roma, is a child psychologist who cares deeply about her clients. They have 3 children - Phoebe, a lawyer that started her own wealthy firm, Camille, a social anthropologist, and Simon, another successful attorney who is married and has 2 young girls. As the family begins to gather at their home in Palm Springs, we see that all is not what is seems and everyone is keeping secrets. All of these secrets culminate at the awards ceremony honoring Harry.
I found this book to be very well-written. The chapters alternated with the different family members as we learned more about each of them. This would be a fascinating book club pick with lots to discuss - family, religion, honesty, forgiveness. A great read!
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