Abby and Red are married and have four children. Each character has a story and Anne Tyler
does an interesting job of introducing you to them all. As with all families this one has its quirks. Their son Denny was a troubled adolescence but
he manages to stay out of trouble. Maybe.
He leaves home after High School and he drifts in and out of Abby and
Red’s life throughout the book. Their son Douglas nicknamed Stem has an incredibly
interesting back story as well. The two
daughters round out the family.
In addition, Abby is continuously inviting people they don’t
know to the house for dinner. She is a social worker and feels the need to reach out to people in need. The
children call them the orphans and are not particularly happy about them being
invited. Things start coming to a head
when Abby starts wandering off and Stem and his family decide to move in with
his parents to help out. This is the perfect opportunity for the author to highlight the family dynamics.
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