It pains me to give one of Lamb's books such an awful review, because I have read and adored everything he's written prior to this book. And I will continue to read everything he publishes, but not because of this one. 
 Annie is planning her second marriage--to a woman this time--and the story explores her and her family, told through the viewpoint of her ex-husband and children (and a few other related characters throughout). What is this story about, anyway? At first, it's about Annie's gay wedding. Then it's about her ex-husband, Orion, and his early retirement (due to shady business). No, wait, now it's about her children, all of which are a little unstable. Then we learn about Annie's past, and then there's a bit about who owned the property before they did, and... and... and... 
 The book actually opens up with a chapter on a character who has very little to do with the story itself. I thought his story was interesting, too, so I was a little disappointed when learning ten pages later that it wasn't about him. 
 This book has it all: gay marriage; racism; pedophilia; the KKK, foster children; prostitution; murder; etc etc. It's unnecessarily too much. 
 I'll say something for the characters, though--there's no clearcut "good guy" and "bad guy." They're all messed up in their own ways, but none of them are particularly endearing, either. They're all flawed and selfish, which made it difficult for me to sympathize with them at all. (And let's not discuss the chapter that's from the POV of the pedophile.) 
 If you're looking to read Wally Lamb for the first time, please read one of his other books first. Actually, you can just skip this one altogether.