First published 2025
Sandy scrolls through her ex's Instagram followers, hunting for the woman she believes had his baby. Her own life is falling apart after getting pregnant in her thirties by a man she met on a dating app. She tried making it work with this wannabe rock star and his cold, controlling mother, but discovering her daughter Rosie has a half-sibling pushes Sandy over the edge. She tracks down Stephanie, the other mother, expecting to despise her. Instead, Sandy finds they share more than just a deadbeat baby daddy. The two women bond over their similar struggles and disappointments. Sandy begins wondering if she and Rosie could build something new with Stephanie and her child. She considers creating a "mommune" where both mothers raise their kids together. This unconventional family structure might solve her problems or create entirely new ones. Sandy must decide whether this chosen family represents her salvation or simply another form of beautiful disaster.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
304 pages · Hardcover · Random House
Content warnings: depression, mental-illness