At the time of his life thirty hand lollipop, Judd learned of the death of his father. He is forced to spend seven days in his childhood home with his family to celebrate Shivah. Not easy to spend seven days with so few people around them for years despite family ties. This homecoming allows him to take stock of his life, his past, his dreams, his journey, on itself. This novel is not humorless provided quite the contrary. I spent a delightful time with judd and relatives. I like being with them every day so the writing of the author is close to us. I highly recommend this novel and I look forward to reading another novel Tropper!