A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler

I have always loved Anne Tyler's novels and this is no exception.  Read what the NYTimes reviewer says:

Give or take a few details, this extended/blended/fouled-up family could be any of ours. That makes it cliché territory, risky for an ambitious novelist. It’s also quintessential Anne Tyler, as well as quintessential American comedy. Tyler has a knack for turning sitcom situations into something far deeper and more moving. Her great gift is playing against the American dream, the dark side of which is the falsehood at its heart: that given hard work and good intentions, any family can attain the Norman Rockwell ideal of happiness — ordinary, homegrown happiness.

So true....and I love the way the story unfolds....a bit at a time.  The reader learns things about the characters as Tyler wants them to. You know from the start that Denny is the "problem" child, but then you learn new things along that way that make you understand why he is the way he is.

And Junior and his wife - that story unfolds at the end of the book

It's a really enjoyable read. I highly recommend!