Many thanks to NetGalley, HarperCollins | Ecco and HarperCollins Audio for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of this wonderful book by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, with the audiobook narrated by Marin Ireland. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 5 stars!
Set in the 1970s amid the sexual revolution and moving forward through the AIDS crisis and into the 1990s, this book explores those and other cultural touchpoints through the lives of two neighboring families torn apart by a decision, causing ripples for years.
This book was wonderful and will transport you back to a past that seems so far away but if you lived through these times, you’ll be experiencing all kinds of nostalgia, both good and bad. Interesting to read about the women’s pressure to be thin, going to Weight Watchers and taking Dexatrim – not sure we’ve come very far on that front or many others. Sweeney is wonderful at creating characters that are so relatable and human, with humor to grease the hard parts. The narration by the wonderful Marin Ireland was fabulous as always and I switched over to listen to this one exclusively. Highly recommended!
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