From the national bestselling and award-winning ReShonda Tate Billingsley comes this gripping and emotional exploration of the complex bond between mother and daughter.
From the time Brooke Green was seven years old, she has lived with the pain of losing her mother. Her father has done the best job he could in raising her, but a piece of her always felt empty. On the day of her fatherâs funeral, her grandmother breaks the shocking news: her mother, Sarah, is very much alive.
Brookeâs mother abandoned her family because she claimed she wasnât fit for motherhood. So it comes as a shock when Brooke discovers her mother is living in Atlanta, enjoying a great careerâand a brand-new family. Stunned, Brooke doesnât know if she wants answers or revenge against the mother who abandoned her. When she meets Sarahâs husband, Tony, Brooke sees the perfect way to make her mother pay. But her plan for revenge just may leave everyone in danger and end up costing Brooke more than she ever bargained for.