RaveThe Florida Times-UnionIn a novel ostensibly about a troubled relationship between a husband and wife, this reflection on pure and lasting maternal-filial love buoys a sometimes mournful story. Among McCloskey’s most successful feats is widening the idea of what makes for a true, soul-enriching connection even as she demonstrates the narrowing of the more standard, husband/wife route to fulfillment ... McCloskey’s exquisite phrasing and original observations light up Straying from the first page to the last.
