This book started off to a very slow start.  I was not sure if I would enjoy reading it; however, once we read more into it, I became interested and wanted to keep reading.  The part that particularly caught my attention was when we found out how Henry and Lelia’s son died.  As I read this section, it saddened me exactly how he died.  He was only seven and died because of a tragic accident wrestling with his friends.  Their son struggled with fitting in with other kids his own age because of the way he looked. I believe Henry cared so much about his son and struggled with his death because he too had struggled his whole life with becoming Americanized.  Henry tried to hide his accent because I think he felt ashamed of his ethnic background. The children looked at the boy differently because of his appearance. The death of their child I feel pushed Henry and Lelia farther apart.  Lelia was away for months at a time and did not want anything to do with Henry.  I feel like she dealt with her son’s death differently than Henry’s grieving. I am interested to see how Henry’s and Lelia’s relationship will progess further on in the novel.  I wonder if they will work on their relationship or give up on each other.