Carmen kind of always knew something was wrong with her family. Her mixed-race family certainly didn't fit in suburban New England, and she also didn't fit in her own family. Granted, she and her older brother were mother's new husband's step-kids, so there was that, but also other things just didn't make sense. Still, as a child, she just explained inconsistencies away and accepted flimsy explanations, never having any idea the full extent of her mother's subterfuge until years later.
Her childhood was not at all great, although not as bad as some I've read about. She had to basically parent all her younger half sisters, and her step-father didn't treat her the same, and her older brother got away with a lot of things she couldn't. But with hard work and determination she got out, got an education, and after an ill-fated very young marriage, she started to work on figuring herself out and reconciling her childhood experiences. But revelation after revelation kept her hunting for the truth about who she is.
This was riveting and kind of a bit crazy with so much lying--way beyond what I expected. I couldn't stop listening.
I borrowed this digital audiobook from my local library via the Libby app.
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