A really good book which I will recommend to others.
Thanks for the opportunity to read & review it.

This was a fantastic read with some amazing characters and challenging themes. Virginia is grieving after her husband’s death when she becomes concerned about her neighbours -a mum and her toddler. She tries to offer help but gets nowhere so she’s staggered when the mum gives her the baby to keep safe. Meanwhile 18yo Jackson is struggling with the responsibility of looking after his 11yo brother and his terminally ill grandmother. The story is fantastic, it could have been devastating with both death and domestic violence (including that of a child) at its core but it manages to maintain a lot of positivity, primarily due to the strength of the characters and their determination to do their best for baby Ocean. This takes place during a very short time frame but that works well with the events that transpire. Virginia is left in an impossible situation but with the help and support of strangers this shows the very best alongside the very worst of humanity.