A triumphant family story and sharply observed exploration of privilege, identity, and love in all its forms, following four estranged siblings whose lives collide in the lead-up to a family wedding, when new clues surface about their long-missing father
âTruly a great American novel that does the very best of what fiction can do: sink us into other peopleâs lives, show us new worlds, make our hearts pound and our breath catch. Superb.â âJulia Phillips
April, May, June, and July Barber donât have much in common anymore. An upcoming family wedding will place the four siblings in the same room for the first time in years. But shortly before, when April spots their father, who went missing while serving overseas a decade ago, their reunion becomes entirely more complicated.
While the siblingsâ search for the truth about their father forces them back into each otherâs lives, it also intensifies their private dramas. April loves her husband, but seeks excitement outside their marriage. May had big dreams for the future, but sheâs still stuck living at home. June is eager to marry her girlfriend, so why does she need a drink at every wedding-related event? And then thereâs baby brother July, whose unrequited love for his straight roommate has him more confused than ever.
Confronting the past together, April, May, June, and July will find not only answers about their father, but new romance, hope, and understanding as they learn to embrace the beauty of their shared history.