The List of Whys is a deeply moving work of historical fiction that explores family, memory, and the unspoken truths passed down through generations. Set in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the story follows Carrie as she reflects on her childhood shaped by love, loss, faith, and an alcoholic father whose death leaves more questions than answers. Through vivid storytelling and emotional honesty, Connie Kaye examines how silence, resilience, and inherited pain shape identity. This powerful narrative is both a personal reckoning and a universal exploration of why we are who we are, and why the past never truly lets us go.