I couldn't put the book down. It was great throughout and I wanted the mystery solved as to why Sister died and about her baby.When I got to the end and found out, I was surprised. But the only thing I didn't like was that it ended too abrupt and the one thing that bothered me when it ended the way it did, was that a crime of murder happened and it didn't get addressed as far as justice goes. Did the mom get away with it? He goes back to teach and all but that one stuck with me. There should have been something about her being prosecuted after all that time. So when it ended abruptly, it kind of left me hanging. Not that TL should squeal on her or anything but somehow it should have been found out in a way that Willie James doesn't look like he spilled the beans. That part needed to be included but seemed ignored.But other than that I loved the book. The characters were sad and yet very funny with their crazy stories.