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Book Review of The Underside of Joy: A Novel

The Underside of Joy: A Novel
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I would say that this book is for every woman who ever loved another woman's child. Being a stepmom can be very difficult; on one hand you are called to co-parent and share, but to do it right, you let go and love the child fully. It is all good, until it isn't, which is how this story plays out. The father dies and the biological mother now wants full custody, what rights does the stepmom have. The story is so much more though, it is really for any woman who has ever loved a child more than herself, always looking for the best for that child.