A story of complex family dynamics and abuse spanning three generations of women. As.a young girl Jo is abused by her father and witnesses the abuse of her mother. After his death after they go to stay with her grandmother. In spite of her trauma Jo goes on to create a beautiful life for herself, marrying and having children of her own. The story details the tumultuous relationship between between Jo and her emotionally distant mother. The characters are developed nicely and its easy for the reader to get invested in the story. Overall a good read

A story spanning three generations of women, this is a story family relationships, abuse, and everything in between. The story revolves around Jo, who at 8years old, witnessed the abuse of her and her mother by her father, and eventually his death after they ran away to her grandma, Bibba’s house. It describes in detail how such traumas in childhood eventually affect a person, but Jo determines not to let it affect her future and goes on to have a beautiful family, a good husband and three loving sons.
Due to the abuses, she had unresolved issues with her mother, who was incapable of mothering her after the trauma.
After the death of Bibba, the family comes together to give a proper funeral, resolving their unsaid issues and finally forgiving each other.
This is a story of resilience and struggles, family and relationships and you can relate to the characters.
Loved the story, though it needs a bit of fine tuning where I’m not able to guess the timeline or who is saying what.
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I think the premise of the story is one that I haven't seen before and I think it's a really important issue to touch upon. I love the cover of the book and I think it's fitting with the story itself; I get the impression it's Jo and she's seeing through the cracks about domestic abuse, but also portraying her inner self as still being that little girl and experiencing that hurt and pain from her childhood. The 3 generations of women are all lovable and you can really feel the emotions of each character and how they come together as a solid unit to protect and love each other. For me, I don't feel as though there was enough to keep me reading, I wanted more context, more details and something to grip me to want to find out more about the characters, or what will happen at the end/in the future. I think with the premise of the story being about love, strong women and family bonds, I was hoping for more through the writing, to feel even more connected with the characters as I read on.

That being said, I think this will be an important book for people to read, to be able to understand somewhat how those experiences can still be present in your emotions and your day to day life.