Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read and review this book!
I'm not quite sure how to review this book - it was such a different read. However, the writing was compelling and I wanted to see where it all would lead. The ending probably redeemed the book and moved it into 4 stars for me.
Lucy Daniels is the mother of toddler, Devin, and 18-year-old, Seth, who has selective mutism and has never spoken. She's under contract to write a book about her experience of mothering Seth and hires S (Esther) as a nanny for Devin so that she can focus on writing. S is trying to reinvent herself by playacting at being her mother with her art - which involves lots of drinking.
At its heart, this is a story of the complicated mother-daughter-friend relationships as well as relationships with men that each of these characters chose. The characters themselves aren't real likeable - Karl was about the only one that always seemed to chose the right path! Not always an easy read but an interesting take on mothering.
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