by Liz Moore
First published 2016
Ada Sibelius is raised by her eccentric, computer scientist father in 1980s Boston. But as David's mind begins to fail, Ada is taken in by one of his colleagues. Determined to understand her father's mysterious past, she embarks on a personal odyssey that carries her from childhood into adulthood. Through this moving story of a daughter's search for truth, Liz Moore explores the power of family, the weight of the past, and the resilience of the human spirit.
Genres: literary-fiction, mystery, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Boston, Massachusetts
Period: 1980s
451 pages · Hardcover · W. W. Norton & Company
Content warnings: mental-illness