I didn't quite know what to make of this book. It focuses on a family dealing with grief and problems like addition, abuse, trauma, the foster care system, and onset Alzheimer's. The book draws on Cherokee folklore and those elements were well done. You can't quite tell where the boundary is between the regular world and the spirit world. Still the book as a whole feels a bit disjointed at times and doesn't always make for pleasant reading. I'll also note I had to switch from the audiobook to the physical book because I had some trouble with a couple of the narrators. Overall it was well done and the writing was beautiful, but I just don't know what to make of it.