RavePasteThere are shades of Salinger’s Glass family in the dysfunction of the Plumb siblings, but the challenges Sweeney throws her characters bring them all vividly to life. Worries about real estate, parenting, relationships, college funds and a future without this long-assured nest egg hover around the Plumbs. Sweeney expertly weaves the chapters together, moving the spotlight from character to character as they come together and recede, each guided by a measure of selfish folly that Sweeney molds into a powerful narrative.
