Publication Date - March 13, 2018
3.5 stars
This novel is a snapshot of a single mother's life in New York City between the years of 1980 to 1995. Laura is from a wealthy established New York family and when she is hilariously knocked up in her early thirties, she decides to buck conventionality and raise her child by herself. Her daughter, Emma, is mostly seen from Laura's point of view and turns from a precocious child to a serious adolescent. This really is just a random chunk of life and has no real plot which is at turns fascinating and frustrating. There is definite humor, but the lack of plot means that there are also some irrelevant scenes. Overall, I enjoyed it for the slice of New York city history and Laura's amusing and contradictory inner dialogue. I received a digital ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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