Few books stick with me, but this will be one of them.

If Sybil Van Antwerp herself were to review it:

“If ever there were a story I wished someone else had written so I could discover it fresh, it would be this one. In these pages, I found myself surprised, undone, delighted, and—occasionally—rather proud. The narrator’s wit is sharper than I remember having, the characters far braver than I intended them to be, and the observations more honest than I dared speak aloud. A pleasure from start to finish.”

I’ll add: this book had me from the very start and I found myself thinking about it even when I wasn’t listening. It’s one of the best books I’ve read. Thank you for this story, it was a beautiful gift!