Book Description
Dear Edie, I wanted you to know so many things. I wanted to tell you them in person, as you grew. But it wasn’t to be.
Jess never imagined she’d be navigating single motherhood, let alone while facing breast cancer. A life that should be just beginning is interrupted by worried looks, heavy conversations, and the possibility of leaving her daughter to grow up without her.
Propelled by a ticking clock, Jess knows what she has to do: tell her daughter everything. How to love, how to lose, how to forgive, and, most importantly, how to live when you never know how long you have.
Jess never imagined she’d be navigating single motherhood, let alone while facing breast cancer. A life that should be just beginning is interrupted by worried looks, heavy conversations, and the possibility of leaving her daughter to grow up without her.
Propelled by a ticking clock, Jess knows what she has to do: tell her daughter everything. How to love, how to lose, how to forgive, and, most importantly, how to live when you never know how long you have.
Review
I received an eARC copy of this book from the publisher. Here is my honest review.
I don't worry about dying....except for the fact that dying now- would leave my child without a mother. And I don't say that because I believe I am the greatest mother of all time - but because I can't imagine not getting to see my son grow up. I want to celebrate all the milestones with him. Sure he's twelve, but I don't want him to be motherless. So being able to empathize with Jess on that plane was emotionally crushing.
One of the best books I've read this year. I was reading this (in the bath one night) and sobbing.Of course my husband comes around the corner to see if I'm okay. And he wonders why read a book that is going to make me cry. I have no good answer. I do know that Pearson captures motherhood in this book and it just reaches in and grips you, in the tightest, best way. I loved watching Jess learn motherhood alongside her mother trapped in mothering and letting go.
One of the best books I've read this year. I was reading this (in the bath one night) and sobbing.Of course my husband comes around the corner to see if I'm okay. And he wonders why read a book that is going to make me cry. I have no good answer. I do know that Pearson captures motherhood in this book and it just reaches in and grips you, in the tightest, best way. I loved watching Jess learn motherhood alongside her mother trapped in mothering and letting go.
I gave this book: ★★★★★
★ = I did not like it ★★ = It was okay ★★★ = I liked it
★★★★ = I really liked it ★★★★★ = I loved it
