This is an emotionally powerful story, a fictional memoir with teasing doses of Irish mythology and folklore, fraught mother relationships, and just crazy family tension in all directions. The characters are REAL, if not lovable, and emotionally complex. I felt so many thing reading this book. Haunting, gorgeous, so much vibes. I'm immediately heading over to my local bookstore to buy the author's newer book; I love the way she tells a difficult story.