This was a really wonderful book. Like "Songs for the Missing," there's not necessarily a whole lot that happens, plot-wise. We're essentially observing a few months in the life of Emily, a widow, as she goes through some big changes. O'Nan's prose is lovely, and I found the characters compelling. He does skip around in time a bit without necessarily making a big announcement about it, so every so often I was a little surprised buy that, but I don't think it detracted from the book at all. This was really just a wonderful read. It's sort of a sequel - his prior book, "Wish You Were Here," has some of the same characters - but you don't need to have read that first to enjoy this. (I haven't read it yet!)

The NPR review about this book is titled "The Joy of the Mundane," which is a good encapsulation of what you'll get.