A review by findyourgoldenhour
Father's Day by Simon Van Booy

5.0

Oh, this book. I loved it. I was worried I'd be disappointed since I liked The Illusion of Separateness so much, but I may have loved this one more. The tone reminded me of The Assembler of Parts by Raoul Wienitzen, which is one of my favorites. I heard Van Booy interviewed on Diane Rehm years ago, and it was such a moving interview that I've never forgot it. He lost his young wife when their daughter was just 3 years old, and he has since remarried; it because I knew his background that this novel struck me as especially poignant. It is so heartbreakingly tender, I don't even care that some willing suspension of disbelief is required.