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This book was a gift from the publisher before it was printed. Therefore, I am sorry to give this a low review. But I was disappointed; I thought the plot was about a little girl who was abused and the trial that ensued. Or the main character might have been the lawyer, whose son narrated the book. It was neither. All I can figure is that it was about being a writer and what a noble struggle that is, and how intellectual and above the common man a writer is.

I've lived in most of the places in the book: Skagit County, Sedro Woolley, Mt. Vernon, Seattle. I would say his descriptions of these places are fairly accurate, although some names have been changed. That was another reason I looked forward to reading this.

Here are my suggestions to improve the book (although it has long since gone into print, sorry). Changing narrators and POV is not always a bad thing. Decide who the main character is going to be. Stay away from a selfish outlook on life. Spend some more time on the key figure: the little girl from Ethiopia. Avoid pretentiousness and self-examination (at least to the obvious.)

Sorry, David.