Sixteen year-old Tiger has a typically turbulent relationship with her overly protective mother. But as much as she resents her mother's clingy behavior, she is devastated when her mother suddenly dies. Without another parent or any near relatives, Tiger is in for an even greater shock as she is shunted into the foster care world. Overwhelmed by grief, Tiger must learn to navigate an alien world without roots and without a home.
A brutal story about grief. It's vivid and realistic, but ultimately numbing in its length and breadth. The good news is that it ends well, but for anyone who finds that they can take grief in only small doses, this is not a good read. It will suck you down into a very dark place alongside its heroine. Only in the end do things start to look up and this, surprisingly, is the least authentic part of the book. For masochists only!
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