Run

Earlier this year I read Run, a novel by Ann Patchett that takes place during one 24 hour period in the aftermath of a car accident. The story centers around a family of three brothers, two of who were adopted as babies and are black, and the older son, and their dad. They lost their mom in their childhood, and her absence, or presence, is felt throughout. The car accident brings a young girl into their lives, and she seems to fill a hole that all of them felt. Ann Patchett writes with such love and compassion and beauty that this was a wonderful read. Still, it seemed to fall short of the other two of her novel which I have read, Bel Canto and Commonwealth.