Not too much to say on this outside of the fact that the it went on just way too long. And I thought the one daughter, Emily, was insufferable throughout. I think if Patchett had shortened things a bit that the book would have been perfect. Tom Lake follows Lara Nelson as she and her family hunkers down on their cherry farm during the COVID pandemic. The family has gotten sick of podcasts (as we all have in 2026) and Lara’s three daughters (Emily, Nell, […]