Many thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK/Lake Union Publishing for gifting me a copy of the wonderful family drama by Hannah Beckerman - 4.5 stars rounded up!
Told in two time periods - present day and 35 years ago - and from the dual perspectives of Annie in the past and her daughter, Nell, in the present. Nell has come home because her father is close to death and he whispers a cryptic message to her before he passes. Her mother is suffering from dementia and Nell and her two sisters are tasked with moving her out of the family home and into a care facility. Her mother also makes some comments to Nell - but with her mother's state of mind, Nell is not sure how to interpret them. In the past, we learn of Annie and Bill's life and tragedies and the secrets they have vowed to keep.
This was such an emotional read and the author did a wonderful job of really getting me invested into the lives of these characters and the choices they were forced to make. It's also a good reflection on what it means to be part of a family and what we would do to protect those we love.
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