Away by Amy Bloom

Characters. For me, interesting characters can make a book, and in this one, they do. Lillian travels from Russia to New York City, to Seattle, to Alaska. And along the way, she encounters intriguing people. I loved how the narrator would tell the reader what happened to each character after Lillian moved on. Often in a book, we meet characters but don't know what happened to them. Here, the author gives us the rest of the story. The book is sometimes difficult to read - maybe it's the wording - but overall, I really enjoyed it. - June