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Average rating4.3
From the prize-winning author of First Love comes an eviscerating account of a toxic mother-daughter bond, grief, and the damage done in the course of a life.
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This was so simple and well done. I wasn't always quite sure what was going on, what Bridget's deal was. It was more Hen's story as told by Bridge and once I realized that it was easier to get on with. The title is perfect; how many of us have these kinds of phantoms, parents, grandparents, whomever. The end was really well done and I got a bit choked up. There's quite a bit of Hen in my grandmother I think, and reading about her in those moments was a lot.
I waffled between four and five stars, but I think five is appropriate. It's a beautifully told story about the difficulties of family, of mothers and daughters. It can be hard to read, but it's so worth it if you do.
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