Bittersweet, pg 4

Every issue of Martha Stewart Living features a book of the month for it's Living Book Club. This month was Bittersweet by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore. This was one of the projects I was the most excited about, because I'd get to read a whole book, something I haven't done since I had a baby 14 months ago. I've spent every free second over the last 4 days reading this, pushing off other chores, to get it done. I can't say I recommend it to anyone except teenagers, who might be naive to the historical context of the plot twists, and might brush off the surfacey symbolism as juicy detail, but I was grateful to have an excuse to read something other than Goodnight Moon for once. 

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