Thanks so much to NetGalley, Mira Books and Melissa Hill for the opportunity to read and review this book - really liked it!
This is the perfect book club pick for a mother's group - there are so many hot-button, contemporary issues to discuss. This book does a great job looking at both sides of all of these issues and it really makes you think.
Set in Ireland, Madelyn is a stay-at-home mom who writes a Mad Mum blog about the less-Facebook perfect side of motherhood. She is definitely more free-range than helicopter parent, anti-vaccination, even has an interesting view on being against maternity leave! Her daughter, Clara, comes down with measles, which she believes she must have been exposed to on a family trip to Florida where there was an outbreak. Unfortunately, another child in her class, Rosie, also contracts measles. Rosie is the daughter of Kate, a single parent since her husband died, and is also not vaccinated due to health reasons. Rosie has a much tougher time and ends up in the hospital.
The opposite sides on this issue play out in their community, the media and the courtroom. I really raced through this book to see how it was all going to end up. Highly recommended!
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