This will always be one of my favorite books of all time. The depth of feeling and spot-on emotional reactions of the players smacked down my prejudice against male authors, for sure. I found myself identifying with the characters, enjoying the clear, straight forward writing and being entertained and educated by the story line. I don't ask for anything more in a book. I am going to run to the library right now and check out another Lassitor book! This book has one of the most lovely covers I've seen in years. It's a spare novel, and one I was surprised to find written by a man when I bothered to notice halfway through. Cat Miller, unlucky in love and seemingly going through the motions of life, finds new hope after her brother, Kyle, is killed in the 9/11 attacks. Knowing her brother had a love child by a woman she only knows as "Siobhan," she searches for and finds the child, whose mother has also been killed. The book's theme of secrets is woven in nicely; the book pressing in on them in all forms, and searching how they matter and don't matter in terms of family. The ending threw me for a loop, and I'm still not altogether sure Cat --careful, thoughtful Cat -- would accept that big secret so readily. Or that DNA wouldn't have had to have been proven to begin with for the baby's adoption to take place. And what about the real father? Also, on more than one occasion, her current love interest (and former high school boyfriend) the tall, dark, and handsome doctor seemed too good to be true, with nary a flaw I can think of. Also, the blending of an instant, large family was too easy and bordered on unbelievable.
What do You think about Year That Follows, The (2009)?
Couldn't wait to finish this book so I could start something new!
—urooj
Would have been five stars if the ending were different.
—Cutekitten
Easy read, good story about a family in the wake of 9/11
—andersonkk
