My Review 
 This was a very disjointed experience for me, but mostly because of my inability to devote time to reading it in more than just fits and starts over the course of a month. 
 A sweet, sad tale. 
 Favorite Quotes 
 Without his father, the house felt soft again. 
 She was not like a mother anymore. At least not one who told you to clean your teeth and wash behind your ears...It was a gift to have a mother like this. He was lucky. But it was also unsettling. It left him feeling slightly out in the wind, as if a wall had fallen down that was something to do with why things kept going.