“That’s the frustrating thing about kids growing up. They spend all those years driving you nuts, and just when you get them to the point where you can enjoy them, they go and get lives of their own.” (48)
Family. Family. Family. No family is perfect. When we struggle to keep up appearances…when do we decide it’s time to simply pull the plug?
Told in three “voices,” the story took us up the story mountain, then dropped us. Of course, I was rooting for the happily-ever-after ending, but for some reason it felt rushed. One minute the family is desperately trying to get “home” to Christmas without killing each other, and the next minute everything is hunky-dory.
A little sappy at times…the theme of growing old and fighting limitations to one's freedom and mobility hit home. (I recently spent a week with my 83 year old mother-in-law) Family. Family. Family. Yep, it’s all about family.
This was the first of three novels I chose to kick start my holiday season!
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