Strange from the start, this book’s floating prose captures all the qualities promised in the title. While this book isn’t going to keep me up at night the “rescue distance” between mother and daughter wrenched my heart strings. Definitely an engaging read, I finished it in about two sittings. Leaving the fates of David and Carla unknown was an excellent decision as it leaves the audience to imagine the worst. It reminds us that sometimes the thing that will hurt us the most is the thing we can’t see or feel or taste or control.