Firebird Book Award winner for 2021 Fans of multi-layered literary works like those by Anthony Doerr, Amor Towles, and Paula Hawkins should enjoy this entry in the genre. When Todd Mathieson, the oldest of four children who grew up on the Mojave Desert, closes in on his 50th birthday, he wonders what happened to the little boy who wanted to be a spaceman. And a famous writer. The desert anchors the book, eventually bringing...