Sunday, November 10, 2019

I Wanted You to Know by Laura Pearson, A Review

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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.

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. 

I gave this book: 

★ = I did not like it     ★ = It was okay     ★ = I liked it    

★ = I really liked it     ★ = I loved it

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