"A complicated relationship between a middle-aged man and his young protégé threads through this saga about flawed people struggling to find happiness. The characters are very real, certainly not always right or even predictable, but worth caring about. And their outcomes are often surprising. Conversations are authentic and descriptions notable...Inclusion of topics such as women’s bodily autonomy is timely. A believable cast populates this somewhat introspective novel that drills down on life lessons." ─Kirkus Reviews