A review by kategci
The World Without You by Joshua Henkin

3.0

I received a free copy from bookbrowse.com as part of their online book group where I have commented. This is another dysfunctional family novel taking place at a vacation home (see The Middlesteins and Maine), this time in the Berkshires. It is July 4th and the Frankels are gathered for the unveiling for their son and brother Leo who was a journalist killed in the Iraq war the previous July 4th. Joshua Henkin writes well about sibling life, and captures the way grief can tear people from each other as well as bring them closer. Leo's three older sisters have gone on to have very different lives and the book is at its best during their differing interactions. If you like dysfunctional family stories, this a goo example.