A Full Quiver by D.A. Callahan

A childless couple ends up taking in four youngsters in D.A. Callahan’s A Full Quiver, an affecting, poignant story about how parenting doesn’t have to be perfect.

Steve and Jennifer Mei Griffin run a security firm for the rich and famous in Washington, DC. They become guardians to their goddaughter after her parents’ untimely death, and through a strange series of circumstances, they end up housing three more kids over the next few months. Over the course of the story, the Griffins form a close-knit, unconventional family unit and must band together to fend off dangerous threats from the children’s unstable pasts.

This sizable and intricate novel is a heartrending account of abuse in the foster care system and the horrors of racism, but it is also a humorous tale about the hardships and ordeals of navigating an extended household. Callahan flawlessly manages an enormous cast of characters, and the novel’s snappy dialogue and lively scenes of childhood glee are an absolute delight to read. It’s impossible not to root for the Griffins while watching family members grow personally and support one another.

An incisive and moving account of the chaos and comfort of family, this highly original novel is the perfect blend of tense mayhem and soothing calm.

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