Rating: ★★★★★
This book was an Advanced Readers Copy due to be released in August 2019. This book had me by my heartstrings throughout the entire book. Emma and Riley have such an amazing mother-daughter relationship that makes the book's beginning captivating. The relationship between Emma and her grandmother, Genevieve, puts a twist to the story that left me wanting more. Kristan Higgins did an amazing job with the descriptions of the relationships between them all as well as the dynamic drama between them. Kristan described the internal struggle found within every part of this family as they attempt to figure out their roles and how they choose to view and change them. As Emma finds out about Genevieve's illness, she must figure out what the illness will mean for her as well as what kind of relationship, if any, she is willing to have with Genevieve as she also must deal with the idea that her grandmother, who raised her is also dying. Truly, this book had me captivated from the beginning to the end! Not my typical genre/read but definitely glad I got this one and broadened my horizons!
Synopsis from Goodreads:
From the New York Times bestselling author of Good Luck with That comes a new novel about a blue-blood grandmother and her black-sheep granddaughter who discover they are truly two sides of the same coin.
Emma London never thought she had anything in common with her grandmother Genevieve London. The regal old woman came from wealthy and bluest-blood New England stock, but that didn’t protect her from life’s cruelest blows: the disappearance of Genevieve’s young son, followed by the premature death of her husband. But Genevieve rose from those ashes of grief and built a fashion empire that was respected the world over, even when it meant neglecting her other son.
When Emma’s own mother died, her father abandoned her on his mother’s doorstep. Genevieve took Emma in and reluctantly raised her–until Emma got pregnant her senior year of high school. Genevieve kicked her out with nothing but the clothes on her back…but Emma took with her the most important London possession: the strength not just to survive but to thrive. And indeed, Emma has built a wonderful life for herself and her teenage daughter, Riley.
So what is Emma to do when Genevieve does the one thing Emma never expected of her and, after not speaking to her for nearly two decades, calls and asks for help?
I look forward to trying this one. Lately I've had a need to read family relationship books.
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