I enjoyed my journey with Claudia. To read of a middle class black woman in the 1950's and 60's was very appealing to me. This portrayal of life in America was beautifully done, peopled with strong female characters. I was given an ARC , with more chapters to come, so this review is incomplete. However, what I have read so far was entertaining and enlightening for an Australian reader. My only quibble is that we are constantly seeing how beautiful Claudia is, as if that is the most important thing about her, yet her other qualities are immense, and does it matter if someone is not physically perfect? And gosh, this makes me think about race in America and in Australia……we haven’t got very far yet! Thank you to NetGalley for my ARC,, I am looking forward to the final chapters, although if you re-read the beginning you can work out a fair bit.

Many thank to NetGalley and Kensington for the opportunity to read Rochelle Alers book. I love it. I think it's an important story and beautifully written.