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What if the one thing you want is the only thing you can’t have? With her fortieth birthday approaching, Lucy Carpenter thinks she finally has it a wonderful new husband, Jonah, a successful career and the chance of a precious baby of her own. Life couldn’t be more perfect. But becoming parents proves much harder to achieve than Lucy and Jonah imagined, and when Jonah’s teenage daughter Camille comes to stay with them, she becomes a constant reminder of what Lucy doesn’t have. Jonah’s love and support are unquestioning, but Lucy’s struggles with work and her own failing dreams begin to take their toll. With Camille’s presence straining the bonds of Lucy’s marriage even further, Lucy suddenly feels herself close to losing everything… This heart-wrenchingly poignant family drama from bestselling author Amanda Prowse asks the in today’s hectic world, what does it mean to be a mother?
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0Thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for the ARC of this novel.
I was pre-approved for this book so I'll admit it wasn't a book I was looking to read nor was I familiar with the plot although that did not contribute to the rating. I found the book to be a bit emotionally overwhelming. I don't like to include spoilers in my reviews but I will say that it was just wave after wave of emotion in this book. So much so that I actually put the book down for a couple days because I just couldn't take it anymore. The characters are also a bit superficial and not as developed as I thought they should be for this type of novel. The emotional "growth" of all the characters felt very rushed and at the end it seemed like the author was trying to give the reader the happy ending she thought they wanted.
I did like the way the authors wrote. Her writing style is really easy to read and understand but maybe on the next book work on developing the characters a little bit more.
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