RaveThe Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe book is a compelling story that explores universal themes: the secrets we harbor, even from those we love; our ability to rationalize all manner of lies; and our fear that there will always be something unknowable about the people we love most … The book follows the lives of these families in parallel as they unfold on the paths that Henry's lie has propelled them. Grief, guilt and deceit build an impenetrable wall between Henry and Norah, and eventually, Paul, their son; and the happiness that Caroline finds for herself and her daughter is shadowed by her complicity in Henry's transgression … Edwards' novel is as much a page-turner as any airport novel, but her prose takes on the cadence of poetry as she vividly describes the landscapes her characters inhabit and the burdens they carry.
