I really loved this book! The juxtaposition of the present combined with the past made for an intriguing read.
The story begins with Andi and her mom both wallowing in their depression following the death of Andi's brother Truman. They are co-dependent and neither can function in a positive way. Andi is about to be expelled from school and her mother paints pictures of Truman all day. Andi's father (who has left the house) demands that Andi come with him to Paris. He is going there on business and Andi must go with him.
The story begins with Andi and her mom both wallowing in their depression following the death of Andi's brother Truman. They are co-dependent and neither can function in a positive way. Andi is about to be expelled from school and her mother paints pictures of Truman all day. Andi's father (who has left the house) demands that Andi come with him to Paris. He is going there on business and Andi must go with him.
The trip turns out to be the change factor in everything. There, Andi discovers her thesis subject and also a diary that belonged to a young girl living during the French Revolution.
The book is well-written and the story doesn't end neatly with everyone living happily ever after. Andi must come to terms with who she is, the death of her brother, the choices of both her mother and father, and how life is not one big neat package-and it never has been.
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