The non-linear, choppy timeline provides an interesting framework for backstories and flashbacks, but it took until about two-thirds of the way through for the narrative to really pull me in. Until that point, I was seriously questioning whether I’d even finish it.
Once the story finally unfolded, Grace’s erratic behavior made sense, revealing the heavy family secrets that estranged her from her husband and 16-year-old daughter. With those revelations, the pieces of Grace finally fell into place, explaining her desperate, day-long journey to the brink.
Ultimately, I am still thinking about the characters. I feel empathy for Grace. But I hold my stance on the mis-marketing.
From the publisher:
Grace Adams gave birth, blinked, and now suddenly she is forty-five, perimenopausal and stalled—the unhappiest age you can be, according to the Guardian. And today she’s really losing it. Stuck in traffic, she finally has had enough. To the astonishment of everyone, Grace gets out of her car and simply walks away.
Grace sets off across London, armed with a £200 cake, to win back her estranged teenage daughter on her sixteenth birthday. Because today is the day she’ll remind her daughter that no matter how far we fall, we can always get back up again. Because Grace Adams used to be amazing. Her husband thought so. Her daughter thought so. Even Grace thought so. But everyone seems to have forgotten. Grace is about to remind them . . . and, most important, remind herself.
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