This is my first Elizabeth Stout book and I did not realize that it connected to her other stories. You can read it independently without feeling lost. The author does a wonderful job of bringing you in with clear, simple prose that flow smoothly across the page. 
This is very much a pandemic story that captured the unknowns we all experienced in 2020. 
I appreciated that the author did not shy away from historical events, but it hit really close to home. 
It might have been too soon for me to read this.