Huntington Public Library Adult Reading Challenge

 Somewhat disappointing: I like character-driven novels: in this case, I found the Stockton family boring, manipulative with their wealth and status and totally oblivious to the real world around them. Their treatment of the sister-in-law (from a lower middle background) was horrid.

 Thought this would be a good read when I saw accolades by one of my favorite authors, Richard Russo, on the cover. Protagonist is a 50 something-year-old divorcee who returns to Maine to bury her estranged mother. She relives the past, both through memories and interactions with old acquaintances. A lot goes on. A really good read.