A PROFOUNDLY MOVING AND PROPULSIVE NEW NOVEL FROM THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HELLO BEAUTIFUL
'ANN NAPOLITANO'S WRITING IS ASTONISHING' Marian Keyes
'There was a June afternoon in 1959-an afternoon that glittered with summer sunlight-when everything started. Rome Leone and his best friend Gus were standing in the middle of a forest in Halsey, New Jersey, and Rome was telling his friend that a road was going to be built where they stood. A cul-de-sac with six houses on it. One of the houses, Rome said, would be for him, Clara and Mark, and one would be for Gus.
"A cul-de-sac is the safest place to raise a family, after all." Rome was beaming, though he looked unsteady standing in his loafers on a set of tree roots. "We'll raise our kids in this beautiful spot, Gus. Can you imagine?"
