Will I love How to Love Your Daughter?

I was hooked by the unexpected opening sentence: "The first time I saw my granddaughters, I was standing across the street, didn't dare go any closer."

What had gone wrong? Why was a grandmother so estranged from her own grandchildren?

As the novel unspooled, it double-backed into other surprise twists, and the characters and motivations weren't as clear-cut as they'd seemed. Leah, the mother of the two granddaughters, wasn't being juvenile, impulsive, or heartless when she broke off contact with her parents. Yoella, the grandmother, wasn't as loving and innocent as she thinks she was—and how much does… show more.

I thought it had great insight into the mother-daughter relationship

The title of this novel caught my attention immediately, as I have been navigating difficult relationships with both of my daughters over the last several years. 

I decided to buy this book after reading the first sentence: “The first time I saw my granddaughters, I was standing across the street, didn’t dare go closer.” How awful, I thought, not being able to approach your own grandchildren.

I’ve never read anything by Hila Blum before, and now I consider her one of the best writers I’ve come across in a long time. This is timely and provocative, and her unreliable narrator,… show more.