Many thanks to NetGalley and Ballantine Books/Random Penguin House for gifting me a copy of the latest novel by Zoe Whittall - 4 spectacular stars!
Told over multiple timelines and points of view, this book explores motherhood over three generations of women. In 1997, Missy is 22, on tour with her band, and convinced that she will never want to be a mother. She is not in contact with her own mother, Carola, since she left Missy and her father on a commune when Missy was very young. Carola is now living at a yoga center and dealing with a scandal concerning the leader. Missy's grandmother, Ruth, is 83 and planning a trip back to Turkey where she grew up.
We go on the life journeys with these three women, each struggling with alternative lifestyles and the thought of being a mother and all that entails. It was fascinating to see how each woman changed as she grew older, through their varied and similar life experiences. I enjoyed reading about each of these women, even if their choices wouldn't have been mine. These characters felt real and you could understand where each of them were coming from that guided their decisions. Another thought-provoking book from this author!
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