BLOG TOUR!!
Many thanks to NetGalley, Algonquin Books, and Heidi Pitlor for the opportunity to read and review her very relevant novel in these strange political times - 4 stars!
Allie is a ghostwriter, penning memoirs for celebrities and politicians. Her client, a famous actor, was just charged with crimes against his coworkers and she lost that contract. Her new client is a well-known feminist lawyer and activist and she is charged with writing a book on how to raise feminist boys. But Allie struggles getting any information from Lana for the book and meanwhile her bills keep piling up and her personal life is unsettled. With no solid direction, Allie uses her experiences as a single mom to Cass to help bolster Lana's image. But their two worlds are vastly different - Lana always had money and never worried about the issues that plague Allie.
This would be a good book club selection because it is full of so many topics - the #MeToo movement, how women are judged for the decisions they make no matter what they are, gender inequality, and the disparity of the classes. Allie was such a good character - she tried so hard to be a good mom to Cass but trying to do it all on her own is so hard. She respected Cass' differences and tried to stand up for him but she had a hard time standing up for herself. And how many of us do that? Do we demand to be paid what we are worth? Or do we settle for whatever someone else deems we are worth? Do we ask for help from others when we need it or do we just try to do it all ourselves?
I also really enjoyed the whole topic of ghostwriting. I'm now questioning all those memoirs I've seen and read - who actually wrote them?
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