With the conflict in Vietnam, the Farm Crisis and the Persian Gulf War as the novel's backdrop, the narrative focuses on character development over three decades, in the form of what some readers may see as disconnected chapter-vignettes. As the title suggests, however, these characters are tied together not merely because they leave home in some form or another, but rather, because they are forever connected to both their family and, thus, their native Iowa.
While impatient readers may not appreciate Jean Thompson's narrative approach, or fully comprehend the scope of her theme, they must certainly admire her intelligent and lucid prose. Recommended for readers interested in realistically, yet sensitively, rendered family dynamics.
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