For Cinnamon, finding an abandoned baby in the park upends her life, exposing cracks in her marriage, making her revisit the troubled past she's tried to forget, and opening fresh wounds caused by racism.
That's because Cinnamon is black, and the baby is white.
Written by co-authors Christine Pride and Jo Piazza (who also worked together on We Are Not Like Them, which is still on my TBR!), You Were Always Mine is a story about what it takes to be a mother and what it takes to make a family. It shines a light on the troubled U.S. foster care system (and if you'd like to learn more about that, you can check out The Forgotten Adoption Option Facebook page, book, podcast, etc.). It's a book about forgiving oneself, finding the courage to do what you know is right, standing up for oneself, and realizing that it's never too late.
Because the book is written through the viewpoints of both Cinnamon and the baby's mother, Daisy, you get the perspectives of both black and white women, which is really unique.
It took me awhile to get into the story. There is a lot of build-up for Cinnamon, so it takes some time to finally get the story going. But once the story gets going, you don't want to put the book down. (SPOILER ALERT: I'm still wondering who paid for that baby's hospital stay if the baby wasn't on Cinnamon's insurance plan...)
Of course, I do hope that all the typos in my advance review copy were taken care of in time for the final published version...
I would highly recommend reading this book. In fact, I already know a few people for whom I'll be buying this book as a Christmas present!
You Were Always Mine is published by Atria Books and is available to purchase now. I received a free ARC from the publisher.
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