A review by tracyreaderwriterswimmer
Unbecoming by Jenny Downham

5.0

I've never been disappointed by a Jenny Downham novel. Just when I was thinking of taking a short break from YA, I've been on a run of excellent books and this is one of them. Downham deals with a variety of issues in this story of three generations of women and their painful, interwoven lives. This is a book about communication and transformation, misunderstandings, honesty and emotional bravery. It reminded me very much of Aidan Chambers with it's human, deep look at family life. It wasn't a read that made me laugh out loud or cry so it could have slipped to a 4 or 4.5, but there was something so strong about the writing. I love the cover too.