An intricate web of crossed paths and enlightening journeys teach each of Joan Silbers characters something about the size of the world in this richly imagined novel. A National Book Award finalist for her last book, Silber here addresses the timeless topics of love, loss, yearning, and forgiveness. She does brilliant justice to the many ways we have of being human (Starred Review. In Silbers magnificent fiction . . . the characters lifetimes pass with a page-turning effortlessness that belies their intense, moving depths.Silber allows readers to see life as intimately knowable yet essentially mysterious.A sublime and humane jigsaw puzzle of a novel.