Loved itThe reason why I love this book so much is because it feels so real and so honest and so true.
All Grown Up (2017)
Others: Positive Hiding the truth about her unhappiness and struggles with anxiety from everyone including her family, best friend, and therapist, Andrea Bern joins her loved ones in a reevaluation of family strength in the wake of her newborn niece's heartbreaking ailment.
- ISBN:
- 9780544824249
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- 208 pages
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