“You know those rare books - the ones you enjoy so much that you try to stretch out the story by taking your time getting through them. This is one of those books. McKay's writing is smooth and fluid, and the ideas flow beautifully through the pages of the narrative. It's a complex story that is easy to read. For people, like me, who grew up with European grandparents, especially those of us who had grandparents from Eastern Europe, there are so many familiarities with the slice of family life that McKay presents. There's an understanding of the prejudices, an understanding of familial hierarchy, how politics impacted everyday life, of the hardships people faced, of the secrets that many family members carried with them until their passing, and of the reticence of family members to share the part of their life back in the old country. I highly recommend it.”

— Danielle Monique, Some Day And Never

“Both intimate and epic in scale, this is an absolute belter. If there's any justice, then the author's debut novel should find a home in book clubs the world over. ”

— Sharon Stephenson, Woman Magazine

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