Are you an Amazon Prime Member? If so, did you know that you get a free book every month through Amazon First Reads? Each month, Amazon First Reads puts together a list of books for members to choose from, and there’s always something fun in there. Here is the lucky book that I have chosen to add to my TBR this month!
The Puzzle of You by, Leah Mercer
Description from Amazon.com:
She’s woken up in a life she doesn’t recognize – with a daughter she doesn’t remember.
When Charlotte McKay wakes up in a hospital bed with no memory of how she got there, all she wants is to go back to the perfect London flat she shares with her husband, and the impressive career she’s worked so hard to build. But something’s not right. Her husband David is at her bedside – but so is a three-year-old girl, and she’s calling Charlotte ‘Mummy’…
Charlotte’s first instinct is panic. When – why – did she have a child? What about her promotion, her independence, her romantic weekends with David? She loved being that woman: how can she have turned into the stay-at-home mother she swore she’d never be?
Back at home, she dives into her unfamiliar world, hoping to piece together the mystery of her transformation. But faced with so much that feels foreign and unnatural, will she ever be happy in a life she can’t remember having – or wanting to have?
Why I chose this book:
Being a mom is hard. There was a time a number of years ago when I didn’t think I wanted to be a mom at all. I was happy with my life – working, going out with my friends, taking vacations on the drop of a hat. But over time, that all changed and now I am a mom to three wonderful kids. When I read the description of this book, I was reminded of that younger me who thought she didn’t want children. I can’t imagine what she would say about how my life has changed from then until now. If she was transplanted to this time in my life, I’m not entirely sure how she would react, but I don’t think she would be very happy. I’m interested to see how this book plays out and confronts what it means to be a woman and a mother. I have high hopes!
What book did you choose this month from Amazon First Reads?
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