Hey Guys! What caught my eye was that the front cover of my book has an intriguing cover, three redheads with three completely different hairstyles. The book I am reading is called "Unbecoming" by Jenny Downham. This bestselling author also had written the book "Before I die", which is an amazing book as well. When I started reading this book one thing I found really neat was that it is written in 3 different perspectives through different times in their lives. This is a story about family and the various trials and tribulations each of them goes through. The main characters are Mary Todd (grandmother), Caroline (mom), and Katie (the daughter).
The book beings with Mary in the hospital after her husband died. She suffers from Alzheimer's disease so she is confused when she is told she has to live with her daughter and her family. She spends most of the first chapters trying to figure out how she ended up there. We all have that person that tells us stories like "when I was your age", we may not have appreciated it then but it is truly amazing how people got by with hard work. Mary also tells Katie, the granddaughter and her little brother many stories of when she was young. Her memory degrading has caused her to forget why she left her daughter many years ago. Being left is a horrible feeling, how would you feel if someone near and dear to you left? I could definitely understand why her daughter would feel so angry. Caroline was very unhappy to find out that her mom was staying with them for a little while. Caroline, in the beginning even calls up many nursing homes, desperate to get her mom out of her life. So far, I don't know the real reason to why Mary left her daughter Caroline. I'm hoping that the truth will be revealed later in the story. But Katie on the other hand, is a insecure teenager who gets bullied daily at her school. Her best friend ditched her to join the popular girls. Yikes!, some friend she got there :( Her life is pretty miserable... that is, until she met her grandmother. All three women have crazy pasts, and secrets that will be uncovered. I believe the past, however dark or bad it might be shapes us into becoming who we are. Do you have anyone in your life that turned your world around and made you see things in a new light? What do you think?
