What a touching and heart wrenching memoir. The unbelievable happenstance of tragedy happening twice in a family, MacDonald’s unique experience of loss and identity is a must read. The book reads like lunch with a trusted friend, drawing you in first as a friendly ear to give support and to listen. However, MacDonald’s story is so compelling that you forget to order and before you notice it, hours go by. It’s a book that begs you to keep reading to understand the how and why. You are drawn into MacDonald’s world, who was raised and came of age at a time where gender expectations were so very different and women were often expected to make unbelievable decisions in order to fit in society. This book is must read for women young and old to show just how far we’ve come as a society, and how much we have to lose if we allow our rights as women to be given away.