This book is fantastic. It is the story of a family living in Ohio, but so much more. The writing is phenomenal; the characters are realistic and touching. I had a hard time getting into this book, as I have a hard time reading things with no likeable characters, but as each person unreeled his or her story, I found I could not put it down, and stopped hating everyone and began to understand. Opened many doors for me. Sorry to see I'm the only one who has read it thus far...