The Book focuses on a Irish descendant family who's father has gone missing, apparently leaving of his own free will. Set in the 1976 (Though it's easy to forget this sometimes whilst reading it) during the heatwave it looks at how each family member has experienced major life problems whether through their own doings or through other family members.
The book is presented in the third person (my preferred style) and does well at seamlessly flowing from one characters perspective to another's. Though occasionally it will jump back and forth from the present day to the past at unexpected moments.
The characterisation is well thought out and is believable. With each character having there own quirks and graces. It's easy to see how each of them reacts differently to other and to different situations.
Maybe I missed something but I didn't feel much for this family. They all seemed to be victims of their own devices and the goal of the book seems to want show them becoming stronger/ reunited through a shared experience. Speaking to others within the Book Group I wonder if I'd have enjoyed this more if I had Irish relatives but that's not to say I didn't enjoy parts of it.
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