This is an excellent book - very well written and will keep you on the edge of your seat. I couldn't stop reading it once I started. As you read it you realize the importance in all the details you need to recall when you've lost a loved one. Then you realize that the main character is suddenly seeing every single detail in life, now that she realizes how important details can be. Fascinating and engrossing story... I want to read more from this author!
The sense of place in this book is incredibly intense. Anyone who has experienced San Francisco fog will recognize it, and I think anyone who has not will begin to understand it. The story is immediately compelling, and the descriptions of the characters and their individual journeys are moving. The premise - the loss of a child in a random, sudden event - is so chilling, that there were times I wanted to stop reading. But I wanted to follow the characters and find out what happened in the end. It was both what I expected and a surprise, so hang in there, and just enjoy the beautiful words.