Ordinary Beauty

Laudedbycriticsandauthorsforherheartbreakinglyrealheroines,LauraWiessbringsreadersanotherdevastatingtaleofbetrayalandredemptionrichwiththerawemotionthatmadeSuchaPrettyGirlaclassic.Howcanyoumakesomeoneloveyouwhentheywon’t?Andwhatifthatpersonhappenstobeyourmother?SayreBellaviagrewupknowingshewasamistake:unplannedandunwanted.Atfivemonthsshyofeighteen,she’sbecomeanexpertinloneliness,heartache,andneglect.Herwholelifeshe’sbeencursed,used,andleftbehind.Swallowedathousandtearsandignoredathousanddeliberatecruelties.Sayre’sstuckbyhermotherthroughhell,triedtohelpher,benearher,beimportanttoherevenashermotherslippedawayintoaviolenthazeofaddiction,destroyingtheonlychanceSayreeverhadforarealfamily.Nowhermotherislyinginahospitalbed,neardeath,ravagedbyherowndestructivebehavior.AndasSayrefightsherwaytohermother’sbedside,sheisterrifiedbutdeterminedtogettheanswertoaquestionnooneshouldeverhavetoask:Didmymothereverreallyloveme?AndwhatwillSayredoiftheanswerisyes?,