Where'd You Go, Bernadette?

Bernadette is a stay at home mom who wears many hats. And by that I mean her hats look different to different people. She was a prominent figure in her past. A disappointment in her present. And found in her future. And found is figurative and literal - she rediscovers something about herself, but it takes her disappearing to do it.

Where'd You Go, Bernadette is about a woman who moves her family from LA to Seattle and finds that she doesn't like it. Her 15-year-old daughter is really her only friend, besides her husband who works too many hours.

While the story is wonderful, what makes this book fantastic is the form and narration. The 15-year-old narrates it and the book is mostly letters, emails, and other correspondence of different people who have intersected the life of Bernadette.

I enjoyed this book immensely and would recommend it!