NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A kaleidoscopic portrait of a modern American family--steadfast, complicated, begrudging, and loving--from the bestselling author of Isola 'Wise, witty . . . a deliciously readable book about] the delicate minutiae of family life, played beautifully, boldly, brightly in a major key.'--The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) 'Goodman's mature and deftly written book suggests that, in family as in art, there is no such thing as uncomplicated happiness.'--The Wall Street Journal Was this just a brief skirmish, or the beginning of a thirty-year feud? In the Rubinstein family, it could go either way. When their beloved sister passes away, Sylvia and Helen Rubinstein are unmoored. A misunderstanding about apple cake turns into a decade of stubborn silence. Busy with their own lives--divorces, dating, career setbacks, college applications, bat mitzvahs and ballet recitals--their children do not want to get involved. As for their grandchildren? Impossible. With