I loved this book as I have other books by Hood. Ava Tucker had a lot of trauma in her childhood. She married a guy named Jim and they had two children Will and Maggie. Will was an easy kid to raise. Maggie wasn't. She was a wild child into trouble all the time. When Maggie finally survives to the fringes of adulthood things seem to be okay and Ava feels confident that Maggie will be okay studying in Italy for the next year. Will is off doing good works in Africa. And Ava finds herself alone - because Jim has left her for another woman. Desperate for some social life she bugs her librarian friend, Cate, to let her join the book club when an opening is available. (Only ten are allowed!). This year the theme is "the book that matters most". Members are supposed to come to the next meeting with their selection. Except that Ava forgets and under pressure she blurts out the name of a book that she read and reread after the deaths of her sister and then her mother.
The books flips back and forth between Ava's story and the horrific adventures of Maggie in Europe. I loved reading the parts about the book club meetings when they discussed their books and how they were influenced by them. A good read!
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