This book reminded me of the opening to Anna Karenina: “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
Each of these characters is unhappy in their own way, but their fierce love for each other tugs on your heart.
The Williams family is gathered for the funeral of their patriarch, bringing kids and grandkids back to the sort of sleepy suburbs where someone mysteriously planting magnolia trees around town was a big topic of discussion.
It was filled with funny lines as the author builds an eccentric cast of characters.
Some of my faves:
“Although deflating Grant’s ego often felt like the most important thing people in his life could do for him, she understood why the producers of the Bachelorette had cast him. There really was just something about him.”
“Since when is disturbing the piece considered romantic?”
“He kissed her, and Alice worried that he could feel the snot running down her nose from the crying, their faces smushed together as they were. Then she realized she was pretty sure this meant yes, she should move to Texas, which meant she had locked him down for life, so she could actually probably rub as much snot on him as she pleased.”
Each of these characters is unhappy in their own way, but their fierce love for each other tugs on your heart.
The Williams family is gathered for the funeral of their patriarch, bringing kids and grandkids back to the sort of sleepy suburbs where someone mysteriously planting magnolia trees around town was a big topic of discussion.
It was filled with funny lines as the author builds an eccentric cast of characters.
Some of my faves:
“Although deflating Grant’s ego often felt like the most important thing people in his life could do for him, she understood why the producers of the Bachelorette had cast him. There really was just something about him.”
“Since when is disturbing the piece considered romantic?”
“He kissed her, and Alice worried that he could feel the snot running down her nose from the crying, their faces smushed together as they were. Then she realized she was pretty sure this meant yes, she should move to Texas, which meant she had locked him down for life, so she could actually probably rub as much snot on him as she pleased.”