Dear Mom and Dad

Thank you to NetGalley, the author Patti Davis and the publisher for giving me an advanced copy of this book. This is my honest review.

I enjoyed this book so much. I went into it not really knowing what to expect, and I was pleasantly surprised. It's really not a book about politics and a political family, as much as it's a book about a dysfunctional family and trying to heal and break that cycle.

Patti Davis is an incredible writer and writes from her heart. Both her parents Nancy Reagan(Davis) and the former President Ronald Reagan have passed away. With all families though, what your parents have told you and how they have treated you, stays with you even after they are gone.

This is her story about feeling like an outsider in her own family. A family that never communicated and never faced up to anything difficult. If you come from a dysfunctional family (or even if you don't) this is a great read. I underlined whole paragraphs in the book and really felt that she had a lot of great insight and wisdom to pass on.

In her 70's now, Patti Davis has come to terms with much of her childhood and has reached an understanding about why her parents were the way they were. Fascinating book and so well written. I can't recommend it enough, no matter what your politics are.