This book is about fear and trying to overcome it, friendship, mental health, maths, pop culture and not conforming to expectations put on you by your parents and society. But when the college informs her that her social security number has raised a red flag, Jessie discovers a shocking detail that causes her to doubt everything she’s ever known.

Luke and Julie are really interesting characters, who have a very selfless love for each other (currently platonic) and it's endearing to watch this develop throughout the story. Other great going-out-book authors on my list include Colette, Ruth Reichl, Dorothy Allison, ZZ Packer, Anthony Veasna So, and Torrey Peters, but your mileage may vary. For women who so want a child, and will try anything to conceive, they and their partner encounter an enormous amount of debt trying to become pregnant. The ultimate heartbreak is having one editor love your book, getting it all the way to submissions, and then the editorial board saying no.Burdened by a grief and sorrow that is tearing her apart, a shell shocked Jessie embarks on a mystery quest to determine who she is, as she questions every aspect of her life. The reader learns of Eden’s desperation to have a child and the extremes that she might go to get what she most desires. Along with a story narrated by Jessie, there is a parallel narrative from Eden in a journal from the 1990s, with a happy home and marriage to Aaron, but racked by a desperate plight, her inability to have children. Thank you to Edelweiss, Park Row, NetGalley, Harlequin - Hanover Square Press - Park Row, and Mary Kubica for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

I found Thomas spent far too much time focusing on the other (superfluous) characters and didn't realise that the only parts of her work that were interesting and moving were those which tried to explain the world from Luke's point of view. Part of the story’s focus is on a woman’s struggle with infertility and a miscarriage and the devastating impact it has on her behavior and her life. While you might be dreaming of announcing your book deal to family, friends, and formally on Publisher’s Marketplace, the truth is that it’s a long old road ahead, regardless of the offer. For all of her life, it’s been just the two of them and questions regarding her father remain unanswered. We know Eden was once married to Aaron and their ongoing, unsuccessful infertility problems led to a pregnancy obsession/madness, financial strain, separation and ultimately divorce.v=1653082916","width":1200},{"alt":null,"id":24178263556186,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.

K. have far fewer editors available, making it much riskier and significantly more difficult to land a book deal. Meanwhile, twenty years earlier and two hundred and fifty miles away, another woman’s split-second decision may hold the key to Jessie’s secret past.

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