Jennifer Jason Leigh, actor in films and stage and an award winning director, captures beautifully the personas that Fitch creates. One of my favorite chapters focuses on the meeting of Michael's mother Meredith and Josie, with overwhelming grief driving their unlikely relationship and resulting emotional dance. Josie, knowing Michael in ways  Meredith never would, coupled with a reluctance to admit their relationship had more than a couple of fault lines, slowly unleashes their complex world to Meredith. The sobering cause of Michael's death binds and surrounds this unpredictable, raw and excellent second book for Fitch.