This story is a fictionalized version of author’s mother’s life and the timeline reaches back even before her mom was born. These characters have their own characters and motives, and they let the author stitch together a narrative to make sense of her mother’s stories and memories.

This book got 3 part; first part a Jenny’s life since she was a kid. 2nd part when she got married to Rob and have their small family. And the last part the POV’s from Charlie (Jenny’s daughter who told (re-telling)this story when her mom was being abused with her father, Rob and how terrible her life was when she was a kid.

Its a 5?? read and must read book for those who is seeking a happiness in life, for those who was being betrayed and abused in unhealthy’s marriage life. Surely, our parents must have told us to be aware with a guy who seem bad and give hints that he treat us badly but because the name of love, we disobeyed the red-flag given and hoping that men will change after that. Its a fairy-tales imagination. The truth is, ‘its a bed we make and we must lay in there’ no matter what happened. arc-netgalley11 s chel54

Heart-wrenching fictionalized memoir of a girl, then a woman who can only dreams for a real "home". This is a fictionalized version of the author's mother's life, which makes it more painful and more agonizing to read because all events in this book more or less happened.

Author immerses us in the history of her family's lives, their tragedy, destructive environments, how she endured all while growing and all intertwined into gut wrenching story, that you could possibly wish to go back in time and talk to young Jenny and be there for her.

And this was a slap to humanity that an abusive relationship is in fact a really harmful situation that sadly the victims are profoundly hard to get out of it or worse,  doesn't realize they actually living it. This book is a hug in text form, a medium for every victim around the world to be listened, at least sufficiently, it might not be easy, you can fight through this, you're strong, you're worthy, you're more than enough.

When I'm in the middle of reading this, I remember my father once told me, "Never ever expect someone, especially in your case, a man, who you want to be married with, and expect him to change to be better after marriage. No, never. Because it's bullshit. You can't put your expectations in human. If he wants to be better, then he'd done it now."

Maybe I'd it better if there's more interaction between Jenny's Papa, Charlie, and his children.

If you're a first timer of lit fic, and you wanna try, don't be afraid because the writing is comprehensible even if english isn't your first language.

Please check trigger warnings!

Thank you NetGalley, Little A, and Bobi Conn, for providing me this ARC.2 s Stacey E. 413 29

Content Warnings:
- Loss of a child
- Domestic Abuse

I was immediately drawn into this book and devoured in a day. Although this story was traumatic and heartbreaking, the writing and storytelling wad so beautiful done. I felt the emotions of this book so intimately as my own mother was a victim of domestic abuse at the hands of my stepfather. Stories this just hit different when you've lived it.
Thank you NetGalley and Little A for the opportunity to read and review this advanced copy.1 1 comment Tiffany Farris75 8

I was drawn into this book because the cover was absolutely beautiful!
The author lets you know when you first open the book that it’s somewhat based on her mother’s life.
The book follows Jenny Caudill living in foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It starts off with her life as a child up until her adult years. From a poor family to an abusive relationship(trigger warning) Most of the book it is through Jenny’s eyes but the last part is out of her grown daughter’s eyes looking back at her childhood.
This is a raw, full of emotion type of book. It does get a bit graphic, for people that aren’t into that. What a wonderful story of heartache, hard times and over coming the impossible. I would recommend it to anyone. Not only is it a beautiful cover but it’s a great read as well.

For anyone that is interested(I plan on reading it as well) this book was written after the author wrote a memoir about her life. The memoir is called In the Shadow of the Valley. Someplace Home is my first by Bobi Conn but I would love to read her memoir as well. 1 Lolly K Dandeneau1,893 245

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