A gorgeous novel of family life You Know Who You Are is the story of the Vine family Arthur Alice and their three children The eldest Will is wellmannered and academically driven The youngest Cara is a sweet little charmer Jacob the middle child is less sure of who he is Hes funny hes impulsive and he is often held hostage by his urges to make chaos But when their mother Alice falls ill Jacob begins to experimentguiltily nervouslywith the special freedoms conferred on the motherless Following the Vines as Jacob moves through high school college and beyond You Know Who You Are is a wise funny elegiac novel of moving on pulling together and answering that most complicated of questions who will you decide to become