Prudence (Prue) Aldrich is not perfect. She has a problem with addiction, she makes poor life choices and she loves her little boy Christian. In a effort to save her marriage, she finds herself checked in at Serenity Hills for treatment of her sex addiction. We get a glimpse of her behavior, while on the plane, and we are privy to her thoughts on her ride to the treatment center before she checks in.

The story is a big one, swinging from childhood to the present and childhood again, returning back to the present. This is a story about Prue's addiction, but it is also a story abut her redemption too. We live through her traumatic past, an abusive childhood, sexual molestation, rape and her alcoholic husband Nick. We also meet some of her life long friends whom she can count on, especially Lily.

I found Prue to be very likable, rooting for her during her rehab, feeling bad for her when she reaps the consequences of many bad decisions she makes. Some of what she goes through are vivid and emotional, but the sexual scenes were just enough to give the reader a sense of emotion and grasping that Prue experiences. Nothing written here, while emotional, should keep someone from reading this book.

While not a woman, this book did resonate with me, having witness the abuse my mom went through, and experiencing it myself, with my brothers and sisters as we were growing up. Thanks Ms Irwin. There can never be enough books like this, exposing the secrets we all experience. ( )