PositiveThe Austin ChronicleAt over 500 pages, Jacob’s novel attempts a lot. She explores the emotional life of the voluntary immigrant ... The book is also a meditation on grief and the guilt that so often attends it ... At times, Jacob’s writing is less than polished, and she moves toward an ending that’s perhaps too neat and happy for the story that preceded it. However, the book is always engrossing and often feels so true to life that it’s a surprise that it’s not.
