"Hafner's taut and utterly delightful debut is a novel of
multitudes.... What a wonder of storytelling."***--*Weike Wang,
New York Times
New York Times Editor's Choice Good Morning America Reading Pick
LitHub Most Anticipated Book Christian Science Monitor Summer
Reading Pick
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A delicious summer read filled with humor and surprise for readers of
Anne Tyler and Kevin Wilson.
When introverted Ethan Fawcett marries fun-loving Barb, so comfortable
in the world, he has every reason to believe he will be delivered from a
lifetime of solitude. She fills his world with a sense of adventure,
expanding his horizons beyond his comfortable routine. To ease Ethan's
fears of becoming a father, Barb suggests they foster two young
brothers, Tommy and Sam, and Ethan immediately falls in love with the
boys.
When the pandemic hits, he becomes obsessed with providing a perfect
life for them. But instead of bringing Barb and Ethan closer together,
the boys become a wedge in their relationship, as Ethan is unable to
share with Barb a secret that has been haunting him since childhood.
Then Ethan takes Tommy and Sam on a biking trip in Italy, and it becomes
clear just how unusual Ethan and his boys are.
