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Roxanne has taken care of her younger sister Simone all of her life due to an absent father and an abusive mother. Roxanne believes that she can finally have a life of her own when Simone marries a wealthy man. Roxanne was wrong though, Simone has been through multiple pregnancies desperate for the hope that she will deliver a baby boy. Between the pregnancies and suffering from postpartum depression Simone has been negligent in taking care of her 3 daughters. Even though Simone has a nanny, a maid, and her mother all on her estate to help her raise the girls she still turns to Roxanne for help. Simone believes she is doing the best she can given her circumstances and that does not change even when she is placed on trial for the attempted murder of her children. Simone and her lawyers fight hard to prove that she was insane and not in her right mind when the attempted murder happened. Roxanne tries hard throughout the sad events to stay true to herself and her husband knowing that she has done everything she could to help Simone but part of her wonders if she will ever be free of sister to live her own life. Postpartum depression is a real issue and this novel portrays what can happen to a women suffering from it and other mental conditions.
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