I love the complexity of this book. I had no expectations when I began listening, but the reader did an excellent job of changing up the voices of the characters, and I was soon drawn in. I can’t say that there wasn’t some confusion, but I caught on quickly. I may go back and read it again to make sure that I didn’t miss something between the characters and the time changes. This story goes to the core of what it means to be a woman, a mother, and a daughter. I fought tears many times as the story unfolds, and many of the scenes made me feel like forwarding the book to my daughters with the message “SEE, it isn’t just me!” Many passages had me thinking, and questioning my relationship with my own mother, and regretful that I didn’t ask more questions when I had the chance. There is more internal reflection in this book than descriptions of place or physical situations. It’s very raw and personal, and yes, it reminds me that nothing is as it seems on the surface. Everyone has a story, and most people will never know it.