Many thanks to NetGalley, Berkley Books, and Kristan Higgins for the opportunity to read and review her latest book - emotional, thought-provoking, wonderful!
This is a story torn from today's world of fat shaming and body image issues. But it's also a story about friendship and family and how we take care of ourselves.
Emerson, Marley and Georgia meet as teenagers at a weight-loss camp where they finally find like souls in each other. They make a list of things they will do when they are skinny. Fast forward to when they are all in their mid-30s. Marley and Georgia have remained best friends and while they try to stay in touch with Emerson, who lives out of state, they don't see her as much as they would like. Until they get a call that Emerson is dying. She leaves her friends an envelope to be opened after she dies which sets them on a path to become better versions of themselves. Each of the characters has a back story that led them to their struggles with food, of course, and dealing with those issues is even harder.
Highly recommended - these characters feel authentic and their struggles real. We all have struggles to deal with - not all related to food - but these characters find a way to move forward by holding on to what really counts. I loved the stories of the preschoolers in Georgia's class too!
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