Library Journal: Rice's (Summer of Roses) latest novel, the theme of which is truth telling, revolves around the Sullivan family, torn apart but struggling to reconnect. John Sullivan is a rugged artist in the style of Andy Goldsworthy; his nature-based sculptures ("sandcastles") are temporary, preserved in photographs. Having spent six years in prison for a murder committed at the site of one of his sculptures, John is released only to be rejected by Honor, his painter wife. Honor now yearns for security, unlike her adrenaline-seeking husband. The family crisis has disturbed the lives of their daughters: the eldest, Regis, has made a poor choice of fiance and teenage Agnes is seeking visions and seeing angels. Only when Regis admits that it was she, not her father, who killed the man vandalizing John's sculpture, does the family begin to heal and reunite. After all, as Agnes puts it, "the truth matters." Set in Connecticut and Ireland, this story will appeal to fans of family-relationship novels, such as those by Elizabeth Berg and Barbara Delinsky.