Late 1960's California. Rose Clinton flees to St. Elizabeth's home for unwed mothers in Habit Kentucky. She doesn't want her mother or her husband to know she is pregnant as she wants to give up her baby. While at the home working as a cook she meets Son, the handyman. Rose decides she will keep her baby as Son has agreed to marry her. Marrying Son is just for show as she has never gotten a divorce from her first husband. The reader gets to watch Rose make a mess of her life and I have to admit that I just could not like Rose at all. The book is a page-turner and is broken down into 3 sections (Rose, Son and Cecilia her daughter). I found this Ann Patchett book to be similar to an Anne Tyler book. I liked Patchett's writing but was disappointed in her very abrupt ending which left a lot of loose ends. I would say that the novel cries for a sequel. If you like books about families then I believe you will like this book.
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