Published May 31, 2015 by
Leslie A. Gordon
“Take my baby.”
Hillary can’t believe the words her best friend Margot just uttered. Deeply committed to her devoutly childless marriage, Hillary doesn’t know the first thing about infants – and has zero interest in learning. But Margot’s post-partum depression has reached a dangerous peak. With the baby a sperm donor production and Margot’s mother Jean suffering from Parkinson’s, there’s no one else. And for reasons nobody knows, Hillary owes both Margot and Jean.
Suddenly, Hillary is forced to bring the baby from Manhattan to San Francisco, where she works as general contractor for the city’s hottest restoration company. Right away, the baby’s arrival exposes hairline cracks in Hillary’s marriage to Jesse and stirs up latent resentment towards her parents, who’d been too overcome with grief to ever parent her properly. Before long, Hillary finds herself doing all kinds of things she vowed never to do, including things with her handsome and mysterious neighbor Abe. And then the question arises: should this arrangement become permanent?
Fans of Jodi Picoult, Emily Giffin and Jennifer Weiner will be drawn to the fresh premise of HEADS OR TAILS, a story that explores themes of friendship and loyalty and what happens when your core identity is challenged. Perfect for book clubs, the Kindle edition concludes with questions for discussion.
Hillary can’t believe the words her best friend Margot just uttered. Deeply committed to her devoutly childless marriage, Hillary doesn’t know the first thing about infants – and has zero interest in learning. But Margot’s post-partum depression has reached a dangerous peak. With the baby a sperm donor production and Margot’s mother Jean suffering from Parkinson’s, there’s no one else. And for reasons nobody knows, Hillary owes both Margot and Jean.
Suddenly, Hillary is forced to bring the baby from Manhattan to San Francisco, where she works as general contractor for the city’s hottest restoration company. Right away, the baby’s arrival exposes hairline cracks in Hillary’s marriage to Jesse and stirs up latent resentment towards her parents, who’d been too overcome with grief to ever parent her properly. Before long, Hillary finds herself doing all kinds of things she vowed never to do, including things with her handsome and mysterious neighbor Abe. And then the question arises: should this arrangement become permanent?
Fans of Jodi Picoult, Emily Giffin and Jennifer Weiner will be drawn to the fresh premise of HEADS OR TAILS, a story that explores themes of friendship and loyalty and what happens when your core identity is challenged. Perfect for book clubs, the Kindle edition concludes with questions for discussion.
My Thoughts…
Heads or Tails is a easy read, yet covers a not so easy
topic. Post partum depression is not
something that is talked about often.
Leslie A. Gordon took this topic and gave it the attention it needs
while still being considerate and understanding to those who suffer from it. It cannot be easy to want a baby and then
once you have one not be able to care for it as it deserves. Then to have to choose who can take care of
the baby for you, it has to be shattering.
While I did not know a lot of about Margot and her history,
I love the friendship between Hillary and Margot. To know that you can trust a person who has
always she does not want children to raise and care for your child while you
heal is definitely what I would call trust.
I had to laugh, numerous times, at how clueless Hillary was concerning
Gretchen. But I was also impressed with
how quickly she figured out what had to be done and how to get it done. She was inventive in some of her fixes but
always kept Gretchen safe and healthy.
I could tell she was falling in love with Gretchen long before she
realized it herself.
Jesse was my biggest worry.
As Hillary’s husband it was important that he supported Hillary and
Gretchen. I was worried that he would
walk away from them leaving them to flounder.
Yet, he turned into something I was not expecting. The
way he changed made me thing about what their future could be.
There is more to this story, including Abe’s storyline, but
you really need to read the book to find out about him. I recommend checking out this book right
away. It is not a long book, just the
right amount of pages to tell the entire story .
**Thank you Leslie A. Gordon for sharing a copy with
me. This review is my thoughts. I was not reimbursed in any way for my
review.
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