Book Review: The Children's Crusade

After reading Ann Packer's third novel, I admitted to my boyfriend that I definitely have a type . . . when it comes to books. The major drama in The Children's Crusade revolves around four adult children deciding whether it's time to sell their childhood home. I love books like this - explorations if dysfunctional families - and this is one of the best ones I've read in awhile.

As a writer, this is the kind of book that inspires me. I have read Packer's other novels and this is my favorite.