A heartbreaking debut about family, trauma, love, loss and sacrifice told through flashbacks and alternating POVs as we get to know various members of a poor lower class family trying to eke out a living while still longing for paths not taken.

Tessa is pregnant with her third child but also has buried long held feelings for her former best friend, Mel. Great on audio and perfect for fans of books Melissa Lenhardt's The secret of you and me.

This one had me tearing up and empathizing for its various characters the way only the best writers can. I can't wait to read more from this new author! Many thanks to @prhaudio for a complimentary ALC in exchange for my honest review!debuts lgbtqia prh-audio3 s Avid253 16

The story’s good, but with a huge caveat: almost every page contains distracting (and glaring) grammatical flaws. Mostly along the lines of “she wasn’t going to do that no more”, or “she come up on a fork in the road”, or “there wasn’t no sense in it.” (These are not quotes from the book - they’re examples of the types of grammatical flaws to which i’m referring.) These frequent grammatical problems occur both within dialogue and in the third-person narrative. The latter type is just unacceptable to my reading sensibilities.

I’m hoping that the narrative is substantially cleaned up before final publication, as i read an Advance Reader’s Copy. My star rating assumes as much. If not, i’d still give it 3 stars for the surprisingly strong story line and character development. I admire and respect the message of the ending, as well.

I can confidently recommend this to local readers, with only the caution about the grammar. 3 s3 comments Melissa Chaitin55 2

I loved this book and cannot believe it is this author's debut novel. Even though the story covers topics that are pretty rough and intense, I found the book easy to read and incredibly gripping. I literally could not put this book down. It has moved way up on my list of best books I've read recently.giveaways James Knous1 review

A warm, revealing novel about the human condition in rural California. You will smile, you will tear up. Your heart will swell as you read the final page. You will never forget Tessa.
Rachel Stark is a genuine original. Michelle Pulignani408 45

Good story but bad grammer.1 comment Cindy Stark1 review

Autor del comentario:
=================================