This book is my new favorite from author Emily Giffin. It covers a difficult topic with a natural ease. The themes are timely and necessary in this social media focused society.
The book is told through multiple perspectives: Nina - a woman who marries into a wealthy family, and whose son, Finch, spreads an illicit picture of a classmate; Lyla - the teenage victim; and Tom - Lyla's father who pushes for justice. Nina struggles to accept her son's behavior and throughout the book questions both her and her husband's role. Lyla also struggles to understand her father's persistence in pushing for repercussions.
This book looks at what a parent goes through as they discover their child is growing up. It looks at how a parent must grapple with their role in their child's behavior, both good and bad. This book also touches on the role that wealth and status have in situations like these. Giffin is able to wonderfully articulate both the parents' and child's perspectives in this book. Although the ending is not quite what you want to see; it is unfortunately what happens too often.
This book will leave readers thinking and will hopefully illicit some discussions between parents and their children about social media and positive behavior.
The book is told through multiple perspectives: Nina - a woman who marries into a wealthy family, and whose son, Finch, spreads an illicit picture of a classmate; Lyla - the teenage victim; and Tom - Lyla's father who pushes for justice. Nina struggles to accept her son's behavior and throughout the book questions both her and her husband's role. Lyla also struggles to understand her father's persistence in pushing for repercussions.
This book looks at what a parent goes through as they discover their child is growing up. It looks at how a parent must grapple with their role in their child's behavior, both good and bad. This book also touches on the role that wealth and status have in situations like these. Giffin is able to wonderfully articulate both the parents' and child's perspectives in this book. Although the ending is not quite what you want to see; it is unfortunately what happens too often.
This book will leave readers thinking and will hopefully illicit some discussions between parents and their children about social media and positive behavior.