I'm loving that more and more stories of women in hard situations are not stories of broken women (ahem, Ms. Atwood), but instead are stories of women finding their strength and fighting back. Ranita had every chance to give up - her challenging past, her time in Oak Hills, her journey back into the world. But instead of writing that story, Lee chose to write a story of a passionate woman who is choosing to live her life.

I really enjoyed this story - I kept waiting for a gotcha but honestly I was just impressed by Ranita and her story. I loved the characters that Lee created - Ranita, her family, the other women at Oak Hills. Honestly, the other women at Oak Hills were interesting enough that I wish there had been more time devoted to the, but I understand that was not the point of the story. They just felt so well-developed for background characters. This was such a pleasure to read and I'm looking forward to reading more of Lee's work.