Many thanks to NetGalley and Henry Holt & Co for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest book by Laurie Frankel - 4.5 stars rounded up for a brilliant, unique book!
Three triplet teenagers: Mab (One) is the typical child; Monday (Two) is on the autism spectrum; and Mirabel (Three) is brilliant but cannot speak. Mab's destiny is to get good grades and leave Bourne for college and a new life. Monday is the town keeper of the library's books, once the library was abandoned. These three 16-year-olds are living with their mom, Nora, in Bourne, a town that was devastated by poisoned water run off from a chemical plant decades ago. Nora has been fighting against the company for all that time, trying to get the company to admit fault. But things are changing in. Bourne, the city that time and loss left behind. Moving trucks have been spotted and rumor is that the chemical company is back and set to reopen.
This story is told through the voices of One, Two, and Three as they deal with the decisions made by those before them and try to figure out how to do better. I fell in love with these characters - Mab carries the guilt of being the typical triplet and feeling that she has to live for the other two. Monday is such a literal character - she will make you laugh out loud with her truthful observations about. her world and those around her. And Mirabel is the heart of this story - you really get to feel what a disabled person feels like inside. Add those characters to the storyline of big business money winning out over environmental issues and you have a definite winner! Highly recommended!
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