It is a story with many stories, tragic and beautiful, inside of it. Tom Bross has created a page-turner by artfully and lovingly weaving the stories of his life, his family’s life, together. In doing so, he draws the reader in with every brilliant, vulnerable word. You will find yourself invested in each of the stories and in each of his family members who love each other in both a fierce and flawed manner.

It is a relatable, human story while remaining uniquely his. Because of the ease of his storytelling and his amazing sense of humor, you will laugh until you cry. You will learn his sense of humor has been a survival tool and we are graced by it. Bross lives a full and textured life and we are honored to be given a window into it. It is heartbreaking, as well with a theme of abandonment tragically woven throughout. Devastated and protective one moment and doubled over with laughter with this accidental hippy family, the next. Because it is non-fiction, it is impossible to put down — both unbelievable and yet, so real. Because of Bross’s lovely and honest storytelling, you are about to embark on a wild journey in which love wins.

~ Amy Powers