Not the best novel of the author.

Oh the artist Annie had a complicated life. Deprived of his very young mother, left to dun father who takes refuge in alcohol and raised in a family docking, it sest built as she was able.
Early in the novel, the effort is poised to marry in second nuptials with Viveca his gallery. On the occasion of the marriage, family secrets will resurface and this all the more that the ceremony will be held at Three Rivers where Annie lived with her husband and first raised three children. Again where a black painter died dune villainous way in the 50s.

Difficult to summarize without laffadir novel and without reducing as it is abounding. His polyphonic constitution that each character tells his story. We are therefore at the heart of their deepest thoughts for about 600 pages. This allows time for the author to show the evolution of American society (late 50s to today) and address topics such as racism, marriage gayChaque time his fight.
Over Text is therefore discovers the characters more and more complex and a society which remains encased in very conservative values ​​only possible defense to change.
This is a true American novel centered on the family, psychology and reflection on society but also dun too American novel in its excesses. The line is loaded. Between sexual abuse, pedophilia, child abuse we want to ask pardon. The last 100 pages seem long (or even unbearable). How many pages full of finesse they can rub shoulders worthy of burdens (bad?) TV series?

Thus we understand laura this is not the best book of the author (it costs me a little describe it) but despite this (disastrous) and passages entire house can outraged powerful enough that lon can be captivated.