This was a f2f bookclub read, which often take me a long way out of my comfort zone. Rarely, however, does a book take me so far out, and then tear me to pieces like this one did. If, like me, the opening of this with the overt religious nature of the community and the narrative is making you uncomfortable, or worse still, disinterested, all I can say is stick with it.

Everything in this story is leading somewhere amazing. It's emotional, beautiful, touching, surprising and so incredibly moving. Sniffed, snuffled and out and out cried my way through the last part of this book.