This is a must read for mother and daughter alike. It will help those daughters who are coming of age understand the deep love that their mothers have for them while also realizing that mothers are human too.

A teen daughter runs away. Her parents are worried. Her mother decides to write a letter to her daughter telling her things she's been wanting to tell her for a long time. She talks to her daughter through this letter about her own growing up and her relationship with her parents. We all have our own ideas as to the ending. We enjoyed the story and could relate to some of the happenings talked about. It rated three stars because we don't think it could be ranked with our all-time favorites such as the Stieg Larsson books, the Edgar Sawtelle book, The Book Thief, Infidel, and The River of Doubt. However, if ranked among most book club books, we would give it a higher rating.

Light read.

I really enjoyed this book. I thought it was insightful and a good reminder of how we all need to reflect on who we are and how we got here through the trials of our youth. The book did leave me hanging at the end which I know was intentional and well written.