It follows two families living in the same house at two separate time periods in Vineland, New Jersey.

[4] On January/February 2019 issue of Bookmarks, the book received a (3.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews.

[1] Ilana Masad states in her NPR review that by the end of the novel "Kingsolver doesn't give us solutions, but she reminds us to take comfort in one another when we can, and that hope is necessary even when all seems lost.

"[7] Benjamin Evans' review in The Guardian notes, "Unlike the incompetent architect of the house in her latest book, Unsheltered, American novelist Barbara Kingsolver has proved herself a supreme craftsperson over the past three decades.

She possesses a knack for ingenious metaphors that encapsulate the social questions at the heart of her stories.