The author deals with all of these subjects flawlessly.įrom the very first page the reader will be drawn into a heart breaking tale of how a single mother, Kate Baron, must come to grips with the supposed suicide of her high achieving and almost perfect fifteen year old daughter Amelia. The story explores many of today’s difficult societal issues: the complicated world of parenting, how children are bullied and the effects on their emotional stability, the role social media and technology plays in bullying, and how a high school student’s sexuality becomes a defining moment in her life. Kimberly McCreight’s debut novel, Reconstructing Amelia, is a very powerful book that is a must read. You can read all of our book reviews by clicking on the Books category on the far right side bar. The following book review is a special provided to Blackfive readers by Elise Cooper.
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