Commonwealth - by Ann Patchett

This was a very pleasing read. Although it is about just two families, their various relationships are quite complex, which, along with the multiple timelines, kept me on my toes. The author has a great ability to paint pictures in words and uses metaphor with a very light touch - you don’t notice that there’s been one until you stop to think about it. The ending of the book is slightly abrupt, but short of waiting until everyone is dead, I cannot think how it could have been done better. I would think that all the interesting stuff has happened. I was caught out by seeing how many pages were left, but didn’t notice that this included “end matter”. I look forward to reading more of this author’s work.