This novel follows 3 women, each harboring a life-altering secret. Unwed and pregnant in 1965, they were forced to give up their newborns for adoption, and never look back. As is often the case, their past catches up with them in a serendipitous turn of events.
I liked that this story gives an accurate description of what so many women endured during this time period. If children were conceived out of wedlock (regardless of whether it was consensual or not), and the mothers were not immediately wed to the father, they would be sent to a home in secrecy to give birth and give up their children. I appreciated the author's imagination and character development and really wanted to know the outcome of the women's lives. I was also impressed that this was a debut novel.
I struggled with parts of the storyline that were a bit unrealistic. There were just too many coincidences, and it was somewhat difficult to maintain my suspension of disbelief throughout, but overall, it kept my interest.
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