

Luckily Liz has exceptional emotional intelligence, because, though she’s the one who suffers multiple losses, she’s also the one character who provides solace to all-and sets up the poignant and satisfying conclusion. Nathan and Liz attempt to go out, but Liz becomes his main source of consolation and stability. Layered on is the introduction of Nathan and his younger sister, who move into their inhospitable grandmother’s house because their mother is dying of leukemia. In the middle of this situation, Liz comes to understand that her mother is not there for her. Liz’s father is against it and eventually separates from the family.

Liz is torn between her parents: Her mother seeks solace in a church where the spiritual leaders channel the voices of the dead to the living. An issue-driven story overtly strives for a message and debate on how to define God.
