Some tense, racist moments in this story of a factory town and its inhabitants. We are reminded that no matter the race or the economic status, all families struggle and love endures. It was also a deep dive into seasons in small-town Ohio, beautifully described.

 

Publisher's description:

Set in failing small town in central Ohio, [this novel] asks how one manages, in an America of increasing division, to find a sense of family and community. [It focuses] on the members of three families: the Baileys, a white family who have put down deep roots in the community; the Marwats, an immigrant family that owns the town's largest employer; and the Shaws, especially young Anthony, an outsider whose very presence gently shakes the town's understanding of itself.