Zumas’s compassion shines through ... Rarely does a story plead with such urgency for a touch of sentimentality, but Zumas never gives in ... Striking ... Urgent.
An obvious step forward in terms of clarity and employs her ultra readable, highly-effective form—the merry-go-round of characters whirs to life ... Could so easily stray into cloying, but it works.
Taut ... Zumas subtly unwraps Caz’s motivations for establishing the house and reveals her hidden connection to the children, the story builds to an oblique but powerful meditation on the comfort and instability of found family. This packs a punch.
