Title: The protagonist in spite of herself
Product review: Ms. Zevin came up with a great idea - aging backwards after death until one reincarnates as a baby. Elsewhere itself, as a setting, worked quite well for me. The supporting characters were fine. Liz herself ...After a while I was rooting for her grandmother, Betty, to throw her out! Until her visit to The Well, she came across as incredibly whiny and self-centered. The book improves substantially after that. I'm not a dog person, so the canine dialogue didn't do much for me; Owen's dog, Jen, seemed obnoxious.Overall though, the plot does come together nicely, with Liz maturing as she gets younger.
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