Mary Rose (MR - called Mister by her friends) is a stay-at-home author, watching her two young children while her wife is away directing a play. This novel (somewhat autobiographical) follows MR during the week that she is alone at home with her two children. MR carries around a lot of baggage. She has a complicated relationship with her mother - stemming from her mum's multiple pregnancy losses and the depression that followed. MR herself suffers from chronic pain in her arm - again related to possible abuse she suffered as a child.
I could not warm to this character - she lives in her head and is constantly second guessing every thought, every action. Really, I found her to be about ten kinds of crazy and exhausting to be around.
Ann-Marie MacDonald is one of my favourite authors. 'Fall on Your Knees' was brilliant and the second novel, 'The Way the Crow Flies' was even better for me. I love her writing style and her complex back stories. 'Adult Onset', however, is definitely my third favourite of her three books.
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