I'm not typically a fan of family dramas or even historical fiction. But sometimes the characters are so real and their stories are so palpable that it transcends these kinds of labels and just becomes great storytelling, and I was hooked from the first chapter. The narrative, told by six different characters, was done so well, and I thought one of the strongest aspects was that Hillary Jordan interpreted the events that happened to one character through the eyes of different characters. It wasn't written like a diary with Laura narrating, then Florence, then Jamie; it was more like these six voices coming together to harmonize with each other and often to become discordant too. I was fully invested in these characters as the book sped toward its conclusion. I'm glad I gave it a chance.