Would recommend: Maybe

It's been a few days since I finished this book, and I'm still thinking about it, but I can't decide whether that's a good thing. The word I'd use to characterize this book is "difficult." It was difficult to read in that the perspective kept switching between characters, the time period changed, and even the voice wasn't consistent between first and third person. I know the choice to name a lot of the characters Dorothy was intentional, but that added to my confusion, and I had to keep a finger in the page that listed the family tree (thank goodness for that). The content was also difficult because it dealt with generational differences, women's struggles over the years, and overall family angst. So, this book was hard for me to read in a lot of ways, but it was really well done. I just can't recommend it enthusiastically because it was a mildly unpleasant experience to read it.