This is my first read by Michelle and it won't be my last!
This is a book filled with such sadness but there's also a persevering presence in Nora. The times (1923, 1932, 1962/63) are hard to endure and can break a spirit of a person.

Gertie has her girls, Nora and Patsy, taken away because she is claimed to be a "prostitute". She just made a lot of poor choices regarding men. But she tried as hard as she could to get her girls back. Her circumstances just never seemed to work for her, only against her.

It's a bit hard for me to describe all I've felt while reading, but this is one HF fans will not want to miss!