The Not So Perfect Mother by Kerry Fisher
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I loved this book! Kind of Cinderella-like and I love it when the good girl wins.
Maia is a house cleaner. She has two kids with a lout, Colin, who didn’t even have enough motivation to marry her. He’s unemployed, drinks, gambles, and sleeps around. Meanwhile, Maia is trying hard to make a better life for them.
One of Maia’s cleaning clients dies and leaves her enough money and the direction to put her kids in a fancy private school. They begin to thrive in the school but with the associated fees for uniforms, etc. Maia just can’t keep her head above water. But, in the end, she prevails through some unexpected twists in the story.
This story, while sad in some spots, I’d also sweet and very funny. Two thumbs up! Loved it.