![]() ![]() There’s no way one person can ever know everything about another person.” When I press him, he says the second annoying thing, “The truth is complicated. The first annoying thing is when I ask Dad what he thinks happened to Mom, he always says, “What’s most important is for you to understand it’s not your fault.” You’ll notice that wasn’t even the question. The book begins with Bee telling us that her mom has disappeared. ![]() They hate her because she doesn’t bake or volunteer at the school. She also has some combination of anxiety, OCD, and maybe a touch of Asperger’s, which means social interaction is a real challenge, and she doesn’t fit in AT ALL with the neighborhood moms. ![]() She’s also a genius architect, but a Very Bad Thing happened before Bee was born that ended her career. I suspect some people will find her very unsympathetic, and if that’s you, you won’t like this book.īernadette Fox is the mother of 15-year-old Bee, and wife to Elgin, a Microsoft exec. Granted, Bernadette is a hard character to like. I loved the humor and the snarkiness, I loved the making fun of the private school moms, Seattle, and Microsoft, and I loved the characters of Bee and Bernadette. There are so many things I love about this book. ![]()
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