What People Are Saying
“So thoughtfully and beautifully written I could read it over and over again. A rumination on who we think we are versus who we really are, on loyalties and betrayals, family and politics and above all love, it is a book to bring us together.”
— ANDREW SEAN GREER, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less
“A thoroughly engaging and intelligent debut, brimming with insight and a sense of place.”
— KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review)
“Engaging, empathetic and often heartbreakingly authentic. An auspicious debut.”
— BOOKLIST
“An enchanting debut — a powerfully urgent story about communal and familial loyalty, and the politics of place. This is a heart-filled, generous and unabashedly entertaining book”
— COLUM MCCANN, National Book Award-winning author of Let the Great World Spin
“Light and humorous… profound and moving. Brian Schaefer gets to the heart and soul of all we have in common as humans whose greatest need is to connect.”
— GERALDINE BROOKS, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March and Horse
“Sparkling with wit, truth and unforgettable characters… a dazzling debut.”
— CAT SHOOK, author of If We’re Being Honest and Humor Me