This is such a beautiful exploration of a father and daughter’s relationship after the death of her mother, which really had me quite overcome with emotion at some points.

When Wolf takes his grieving daughter Ruth to New York to spend time with his estranged wife Miriam’s Jewish family, he isn’t only trying to help her come to terms with the death of her mother - he’s also trying to prepare her for a life without him. With his memory failing, and a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, he wants to have everything prepared for her future - he just doesn’t want her to know about it yet.

When you truly think about the tragedy of this novel, it’s almost impossible not to cry - a father who knows he has very little time to make amends to a daughter who doesn’t even call him dad, and a daughter already grieving and unaware of the further loss to come. It’s fairly intense, and if it wasn’t for the wonder and beauty of New York, and the heartwarming Jewish traditions then it might make for a bleak read.

Thankfully it never felt that way - the writing is very witty, and there are some lovely ‘big family’ moments which I found really uplifting (I’m obsessed with big families all around the table in books!
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