Tom Lake- persevere?

[Wallabyone]

I’ve just picked this up for the second time. I’m finding it incredibly hard to get into, despite the fact that I’m on holiday and this is my third book of the week.
I’ve never read Ann Patchett before; perhaps she’s not the author for me! Should I keep going with it?

The Dutch House is great, and the audible version narrated by Tim Hanks is sublime.

I loved it