“In this immensely assured first novel, Goldhagen uses a wealth of skillful
techniques to create an indelible portrait of the flawed but loving Reed brothers.
After his mother dies, 25-year-old Jack Reed returns to Cleveland to work at
is late father’s law firm and raises his brother, Connor, who is still
in high school. Wary of their emotions, the two brothers avoid talking about
the devastating events that have profoundly changed their lives, instead bickering
over minutiae and suffering from an array of physical ailments. As the years
pass and their partners change, as Jack becomes immensely wealthy and Connor
gets sick, the brothers’ bond becomes the central fact of their lives
and one they finally acknowledge.”
-- Booklist