I finally finished the book! This past month has been my slowest of the year for reading. Ultimately it was a very human story about love and finding one's identity in the world. I really enjoyed the writing style.
I liked the original title best. Happiness is in the eye of the beholder. There was a price for their happiness. Carol had to sacrifice her relationship with her daughter at the whims of her ex-husband. One also wonders if they stayed together in the future.
Therese's naivety was frustrating. I felt that at times she was too naive and at other times she seemed older than her age. Although by the end there was a clear progression in her coming of age story.
I paired reading this book with listening to the audiobook
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel. It is a contemporary coming of age tale about finding one's identity and acceptance in the world. A beautiful story about a family with a transgender child based on the author's own experiences as a mother.
http://www.lauriefrankel.net/this-is...always-is.html