A novel about a cautious daughter and her eccentric, estranged mother venturing west in search of buried treasure—and a way back to each other—before they run out of patience, money, and options.
Complicated, compelling ... Reminds us that humility opens us to the possibility of awe. And as Bea loosens her grip on the story she has always told herself about her mother, she and Christy begin to see each other anew.
Boland is a good-natured writer, but it’s hard to feel positively about a novel that promises a literal treasure hunt and delivers a metaphoric one, in which the real treasure is the friends the women make along the way.
Jaunty ... Boland clearly has a deep knowledge of this otherworldly, often dangerous landscape, and she’s come up with a fresh and unexpectedly sweet take on the theme of strained but salvageable mother-daughter bonds.
