ALL THEY ASK IS EVERYTHING
Hadley Leggett
Lake Union Publishing
August 27, 2024
331 pages
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Very interesting book. Part legal drama, part family drama. The are complicated backstories behind the drama. Three women are battling for custody of 2 little girls. The grandmother, the mother and the foster mother.
All three main characters are flawed. The mother, Hannah, through life circumstances, has lost her 2 little girls to Child Protective Services. She desperately wants to regain custody but keeps making bad decisions. Julie, the foster mother, quickly loves her new charges but she is trying to fill a void in her life. Elaine, the grandmother, missed the mark at motherhood with Hannah and is trying to make amends.
All the above circumstances create a messy but interesting story. Add in strong characters from CPS, an old love interest, a two very cute little girls who want to belong and be loved. I can’t help to try to cheer Hannah on, but throughout the book, I don’t know if this is the right direction. She loves her daughters but just can’t get her priorities straight. Hannah is very adept at making wrong decisions, for herself and her daughters.
There are many facets to the story. The struggle of motherhood, finding balance, acceptance. The book demonstrates how mother/daughter relationship evolve during the course of life. It’s all there.
I appreciate that the author gave a lot of herself into the writing of this book. And, I love the fact that one of the best ways to celebrate is with ice cream!
Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the Advance Readers Copy.
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