For her part, Smith wonders why God has abandoned her. Her parents try to take comfort in their strong Catholic faith but are nonetheless shattered. Smith was 15 when her older brother, Roy, was killed in a car accident, and her memoir follows her family as they attempt to put their lives back together. An intensely stirring coming-of-age memoir by Alison Smith, Name All the Animals brilliantly explores the power and limitations of a family's faith.
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