"A single sudden and shocking occurrence jolts Astrid Strick--widow, mother, and small-town stalwart--into reassessing her life, especially her failings with her three grown children. Even as she tries to find a path toward redemption, it's clear her offspring are nursing different hurts. Straub's lovely and charming comic novel explores the messy and dissonant truths that underpin the illusions we maintain about those closest to us. No one is at fault, and everyone is to blame. Even adults have to grow up. Utterly charming and completely engrossing."
--Anmiryam Budner, Main Point Books, Wayne, PA
