Thank you so much for this incredibly thoughtful review. I’m genuinely moved by how deeply you connected to Frankie and Mere, and by the care you took in naming what the story is really about—trauma, survival, addiction, grief, and the quiet ways women keep showing up even when they’re unraveling inside. What you shared about losing pieces of yourself even when life looks “good” from the outside is exactly the kind of truth I hoped the book would hold. That slow erosion can happen in happy marriages, in full lives, in the middle of love—and so many women carry it silently. I’m grateful you felt seen in these pages. Thank you for reading, and for taking the time to put words to your experience with the book.
What you shared about losing pieces of yourself even when life looks “good” from the outside is exactly the kind of truth I hoped the book would hold. That slow erosion can happen in happy marriages, in full lives, in the middle of love—and so many women carry it silently.
I’m grateful you felt seen in these pages. Thank you for reading, and for taking the time to put words to your experience with the book.