Finished while traveling. I enjoyed it, but more on the light side. The story is told by seven individuals (including a dog) in first person and weaves those narratives together like the threads of lace in complicated twists and turns. The author warns that the disparate stories come together in her forward or I might have given up after the first round of seven chapters. I liked the craft of the writing more than the story itself. (Would have given four stars for the writing and two for the story--so the average of three stars.) In the end, I learned something and was entertained, but felt it ended abruptly and too conveniently. Ironically, I picked it to read because it is short--I've been reading door stoppers lately and wanted something I could finish quickly--but I wanted lots more from this book. I think it could be really compelling if it was less like lace and more like embroidery.