Could not relate to the main character enough. Dana seemed like a helicopter mom thinking she is the perfect mother and not seeing beyond her own needs. Good explanation of daughter with her eating disorder and glad to have Dana actually try to do it to understand. Really like the dentist and his outlooks on life and glad to see Dana find the answers she needed from him. Definitely a mom who was living like a teenager wanting to be liked by friends. ( )

I loved Deep Down True just as much as Shelter Me. It was another page turner for me. The writing is clear and poignant. Dana Stellgarten was the main character. She is described by her sister as a cupcaker, she volunteered to help people. She made delicious dinners and delivered them to homes of families who had a people dying of terminal cancer. A lot of people thought that she was a pushover. She had just been divorced and had a daughter, Morgan and son, Grady. Her kids were struggling with just getting used to the divorce.

Morgan wants to be popular and look like the TV ads. Garth really wants some time with his Dad. Alder, her teenage niece, leaves home. She wants to be away from her controlling mother and work out her feelings for her past best friend. Along comes Jet, Alder's new friend who really needs a mother bad but her mother is addict.

To add to stress, Dana is unemployed, she thought that she would be at home for the kids but her ex-husband is dealing with a financial set back. All her ex-husband is living with his girl friend.

How is this going to work out? Will Dana be the same as she was before the divorce? What is the most important in life?

I highly recommend this book to all readers interested in family drama. ( )

Really enjoyed this one. ( )

Really enjoyed this one. ( )

This was a follow up book from the last I read of Juliette Fay's , THE SHORTEST WAY HOME, which was wonderful. The writing continued to impress me and the change up from typical newly divorced family spends a year on their own, was so refreshing. The more dysfunctional characters she adds to the mix, the better the story got! Off to find more of her books... ( )