A review by susanneb01
Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos

3.0

I was attracted to this novel because it deals with adult kids coming home to bury their last parent - something I could relate, or so I thought. Well, the experience I had did not mimic the one in the book, probably because the characters are so very different from my own family. Nevertheless, Stephanie Kallos is a good writer - detailed and somewhat poetic - and I enjoyed most of the story line. Although the three adult kids meet at their small Nebraska hometown for the funeral of their Dad, their Mom who disappeared years earlier in a tornado is a much more crucial part of the story. Not only did she disappear somewhat mysteriously, but she had been suffering from a debilitating disease for years before. Both of theses issues shaped the three kids in negative ways, and they work through their personal problems including eating disorders, relationship/commitment issues and plain weirdness in this novel. The ending leaves lots of room for optimism.