The main theme of this book was the mother/daughter relationship. It was the coming of age story of Alex ( age 13,the main character), who was preoccupied a lot with her sexuality and where she belonged in the world. Alex and her mother make an escape in the night after an argument occurs between her parents. Mother and daughter journey on a road trip of 3 years, visiting many places across the country which are sometimes unsafe and dangerous. Most of the places the duo visit are connected to her mother's childhood, in and out of foster homes. Alex's mother begins to tell her daughter stories about her experiences as a child. Alex then retells the story as an adult at age 30. This was a darker story but the writing was very good and made you want to know more about Alex's mom's past and Alex's future.
*I received this book from Blogging For Books for an honest review
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