This is only a short book but it packs a punch, and if you have teenagers it will probably make you feel quite uncomfortable. As I have found to my cost, teenagers are capable of the most random acts, and just as you think you have a quiet one, they go ahead and do something you could never have prepared for. Once a person gets to their mid to late teens they have to be allowed to start finding their own way in life, and as parents we must keep our fingers crossed that we have taught them enough to keep them on the straight and narrow but there is no certainty of success. Even the most mild-mannered teen can suddenly have a mad moment and trigger a series of events that change their lives forever. Anne Tyler has created a cast of young people who are socially awkward for one reason or another, and all most of them want is to find a group of people where they can fit in and become somebody in their own right. The main character, Evie, is essentially lonely and sets out ...