"A lovely novel . . . about families, about the fragile yet durable ties that we establish among ourselves . . . Ehle's people, all of them, are splendid. Collie, her emotions seesawing as she tries with mounting frustration to keep her life on an even keel, is a person of striking good humor and endearing independence of mind. Wayland, gentle and decent and wry, has a strength that is as quiet as the novel's. Each of Collie's three brothers emerges, quickly yet subtly, as a clearly definable individual and, at the same time, a member of a family that is itself a clearly definable entity . . . his descriptive prose is quite marvelous . . . a very substantial piece of work, thoroughly satisfying in every important respect." --Washington Post

"A spare, funny, harrowing, moving novel drawn with sure, swift strokes." --Newsweek

"A fine book, rich and haunting and a source of great, deep pleasure." --Kirkus Reviews