Jenny Lipkin is mom of two little girls and wife of
Harry. When Harry calls to say he is
stopping for cigarettes and then doesn’t come home her life is turned upside
down. Jenny was overwhelmed with her
life before Harry left, now that he is gone she reaches her breaking
point. Contemplating suicide by jumping
off a bridge, Jenny changes her mind and trips off the bridge. A mermaid comes to her and brings her back to
life and helps her live her life again.
This is a book that took me some time to get into but when I
did I could not put it down. Amy Shearn
hit the nail on the head when telling the story of a day in the life of a stay
at home mother of two babies. Add to
that the stress of not knowing if your husband will ever be home again and you
will sympathize with Jenny. While Jenny
starts off rough she got her act together and figured out how to kepe living,
even using a talent she took for granted to earn extra money.
I loved the setting of Park Slopes. An area were kids must get into the right
preschools and mothers must have it together all the time. The fact that most of this story takes place
at Prospect Park gave me great scenes to imagine while reading. Trying to imagine the small apartment that
costs a fortune with all the supplies that babies and toddlers need made me
appreciate my small but spacious house.
Especially the part of walking up stories of stairs while carrying the
baby, the stroller, and everything else a simple outing requires.
If your look for a story with some surprising magical twists
this is a story for you. I will
recommend this.
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