Hoarding has become a popular subject over the past few years. The first thing I remember seeing about it was on Oprah. I was shocked. At least two TV stations have series on hoarding. So it is no surprise that there is a novel with a hoarder as the main character. Trish doesn't really think she is a hoarder. Messy and cluttered is the way she would describe her home. And it is no wonder. She is a single mom and she works. Her older son Drew spends as little time as possible at home. Jack, who is seven, loves spending time with Trish. In fact he sleeps in her room because his is so cluttered and it also happens to be where he was injured when some 'stuff' fell on him. When a mandatory reporter blows the whistle Trish finds herself confronting Ayana from C.P.S.. If Trish wants to keep Jack in her home she will have to find a way to clean out the house. The last person she would have asked to help her would have been her sister, Mary - the clean freak. They haven't spoken in years. Through the intervention of Drew, Mary ends up trying to help. It is never just about the clutter - so there are lots of family secrets and memories that surface. A quick read.
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