It is a novel full of empathy and pain, hurt and anger, but at the root is mental illness - which is not dealt with until it's too late. The book spans four decades and describes two neighboring families in Westchester (I am assuming) who strike up a friendship and have that broken by tragegy.
I must say that I thought the final fourth of the book could have been condensed a bit, but then I ask myself if it would have been at the expense of the character development.
In any event, I loved reading it, was totally caught up in the lives of these people and appreciated how they eveolved over time.
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