By Jennifer Haigh
When the McKotch family gathers at their summer house on Cape Cod for their annual vacation in 1976, they are expecting a fun week at the beach with their extended family. What they don't know is that this is the last time they'll spend together at The Captain's House, and soon their lives will be forever changed. In the very near future, Paulette and Frank's marriage will reach its bitter end, and daughter Gwen will be diagnosed with Turner's syndrome, a rare genetic condition that prevents her body from growing or maturing like a normal person. Gwen's diagnosis and the McKotch's divorce will also have ramifications for Paulette and Frank's two sons, Billy and Scott.
In this novel, author Jennifer Haigh takes the readers through the next twenty years of this dysfunctional family's lives, detailing each one's struggle for love and happiness. Although I think Baker Towers is still her best work, the story of the McKotch family is quite compelling. Haigh's characters are well drawn as usual and while the plot seems to move a bit slowly at times, the ending is satisfying as the main characters come full circle.
When the McKotch family gathers at their summer house on Cape Cod for their annual vacation in 1976, they are expecting a fun week at the beach with their extended family. What they don't know is that this is the last time they'll spend together at The Captain's House, and soon their lives will be forever changed. In the very near future, Paulette and Frank's marriage will reach its bitter end, and daughter Gwen will be diagnosed with Turner's syndrome, a rare genetic condition that prevents her body from growing or maturing like a normal person. Gwen's diagnosis and the McKotch's divorce will also have ramifications for Paulette and Frank's two sons, Billy and Scott.
In this novel, author Jennifer Haigh takes the readers through the next twenty years of this dysfunctional family's lives, detailing each one's struggle for love and happiness. Although I think Baker Towers is still her best work, the story of the McKotch family is quite compelling. Haigh's characters are well drawn as usual and while the plot seems to move a bit slowly at times, the ending is satisfying as the main characters come full circle.
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