IR VERDICT:
In OUR GRAND FINALE, author Laraine Denny Bell recounts the hardships of losing a loved one and recognizes the importance of spending time with those you love before it’s too late. Her personal journey takes her across the world in pursuit of her dreams, leaving her family and parts of her behind. The oddities of her childhood and keen observation of cultural differences sparks the reader’s interest, though the later reports of her family life feel a bit forced and unexplored due to her passive writing style.