Family drama — we all have it, right? I often think that my family’s trials and tribulations, skeletons and challenges are unique, but the more I talk to people, the more I see that they are not. Reading a novel such as this one makes my family seem practically plain vanilla.
When Grace’s mother dies, she tries to put together the funeral based on a note she finds: “Flowers. By the water. Have fun!” Planning a funeral is difficult enough, but when it occurs on the 20th anniversary of the tragic car accident that altered the lives of every member of their family in some way, it makes it even more difficult.
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