At face value, this book is about Casey. Her mother has recently passed away, is in crumbling debt, and finds herself falling for two different men. 

Yet the true heart of this novel is the writing it self. The way King writes about despair, excitement and confusion. It’s like a look into a women’s life at a time where society does not value it and how her relationships with everyone in her life have and are shaping her.

It’s clever, profound and cathartic.

I wish I could read it for the first time again.