![]() ![]() We’re in young May’s head as she pines for her sister June’s attention. Ruskovich dips in and out of various points of view, quilting together everything known about that tragic day. More and more, she’s determined not only to discover the truth about what happened but to find June, too, and not just for Wade, but for herself as well. ![]() She begins to have memories from Wade’s little girls themselves, as if she is actually living part of their former lives. She’s determined to resurrect all of his memories, especially the ones about the tragedy, to remember his life for him, if she has to, because that might be the only thing to keep them bound together, and to keep him alive.Įngulfed in her husband’s past, her own present life changes. The more Wade disintegrates, the more Ann integrates. They live in the fierce, snowy mountains of Idaho, and in many ways, Ann loves Wade more than he returns it, because she endures his fits of violence and his moments of disconnection. “Idaho” begins with Wade and Ann, married many years, their love tested by both the solitude of their environment and Wade’s increasing dementia, something he inherited from his father. ![]() But this novel is much more interested in a deeper, more haunting meditation on love, loss, forgiveness, time and memory. You might think that the primary focus of the book is going to be a business-as-usual exploration of why Jenny killed May, or where June is and how they find her. ![]()
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