The Rosie Result (Don Tillman Series, 3)

Satisfying conclusion to the Don Tillman trilogy. Don has committed one of those well-intentioned faux pas that changes his work life, and on top of other family challenges, decides to quit his university job and open a bar, while becoming the primary carer for his 11 yr old son. Hudson, the son, is probably also on the spectrum and much of the angst in the story is about helping him to fit in, while still preserving his personal identity. Serious, funny, poignant, horrifying, and always quirky. I'm a little sad to not share their life any longer, but they will linger in my memory like old friends.

Satisfying conclusion to the Don Tillman series. I really enjoyed all three installations as each flowed to the next. All character situations were neatly addressed.

It was such a pleasure to catch up with Rosie and Don, who now have a son (Hudson) who is eleven and displaying autistic tendencies. I think ‘The Hudson Project’ would have been a more apt title as the book centers around Don’s attempts to help his son navigate all the social requirements of middle school life.