I really, really enjoyed reading this book! It was filled with wacky characters that I found sympathetic and endearing. So you know that Henry has sisters. He has three of them. Isabelle is a photographer by trade and a promiscuous woman by choice. Her (fraternal) twin Cecilia weighs almost 400 pounds, teaches kindergarten and has two daughters and a soon-to-be ex-husband. Janie is a bestselling author of murder mysteries. She writes them while living a reclusive life on a houseboat - and she suffers from OCD. Cecilia lives close to their mother River and is always trying to help despite her mother's continuous harping about her weight. Janis and Isabelle stay as far away as possible. When River is told that she must have heart surgery, it is imperative that Janis and Isabelle come to the house and stay until River can come home. Why? you might ask. Well, also living with River is her mother, who believes that she is Amelia Earhart and Henry, who, though mentally disabled has a personality that brings joy to everyone who meets him. And did I mention the bakery that needs to be run also?! They are an interesting family with an interesting past.
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