Award-winning author ReShonda Tate Billingsley delivers a poignant, page-turning novel about the powerâand fragilityâof family, personal identity, and the choices we are called on to make . . .
Raised by a widowed mother, Jill Reed has come a long way from her difficult youth. But while she may not have had money, Jill never doubted she was rich in love. Her mother, Connie, made Jill the center of her world. Now, even though she has a young family of her own, itâs Jillâs turn to care for her ailing mother.
When early dementia begins to set in, Connie starts talking about Jillâs âother life.â Jill assumes itâs just rambling confusion. Still, Connieâs stories about Jillâs childhood, and her fatherâs early death, never quite added up. And when a strange man shows up to Jillâs job bearing news that turns Jillâs life upside down, thereâs no denying Connieâs devastating secret.
As Jill sets out to learn more about her past, sheâs stunned by what she learns and what it will mean for her future. Now, she must decide what price sheâs willing to pay to claim the life thatâs rightfully hers.