Not my cup of tea - Words in the summary like dazzling and mystery really got my hopes up. Unfortunately this was a good book - but that is all. I had hoped for a personalized story of a family dealing with Katrina - before, during and after. What I got was a family drama of people torn apart but no real depth as to the whys or causes of the issues. The book summary was written with a style I had hoped to see in the book - I was mistaken.

A bit difficult to begin, sorting people, thought at first it was unlinked stories, but continued reading and found it to be an interesting look at one New Orleans family in post Katrina. Their environment and lives both undergo extreme changes