What Was Mine (Ross) - Book Reviews

Book Reviews
A suspenseful, moving look at twisted maternal love and the limits of forgiveness (Best New Books Pick).
People


Although the process by which Mia’s abduction comes out seems unrealistic and the shifting first-person narration doesn’t fully cohere, Ross deftly creates genuinely sympathetic characters and emotionally resonant prose around what could have felt sensationalistic.
Publishers Weekly


(Starred review.) [A] compelling and moving story that asks many questions about family, love, and justice.... Moving at a hard-to-put-down, breathless pace, this is suspenseful domestic fiction at its best. —Jan Marry, Williamsburg Regional Lib., VA
Library Journal


What Was Mine is an emotionally-grounded read.... By giving readers the chance to examine what may be unforgivable, Ross brings an entirely new twist to the usual abduction story. Fans of Gillian Flynn and Maria Semple will enjoy the intensely introspective What Was Mine.
Booklist

[An] improbable premise that an otherwise successful, stable woman would help herself to a stranger's baby. But suspending disbelief when reading well-written fiction can be pleasant. Ross' prose is both readable and enjoyable, and she touches on interesting ideas about identity, family, and the malleability of the human psyche.
Kirkus Reviews


A powerful plot told with exactly the right approach, What Was Mine is capable of sparking plenty of discussion, whether it is over a water cooler, in a book club or simply in the reader's mind.
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