Her One Regret

I could not put this down. I’ve never read anything like it! It’s a hybrid of a crime thriller and deeper exploration of something super taboo: a mother who regrets having her child. I will say that there is a CW for post-partum depression, so if that is you, you might want to skip it. Lucy Mendoza is a successful real estate agent who disappears from a grocery store parking lot, leaving her baby (and her car and phone) behind. A search for Lucy immediately begins, and her best friend Michelle is devastated. But Michelle knows a secret, something Lucy has only confided in her. Lucy regrets being a mother so much that she wishes she could fake her own kidnapping. Michelle knows in her heart that foul play is at stake and Lucy would never abandon her sweet daughter. Or is she so desperate that she’d leave her own family? The story is told from three different women’s perspectives: Michelle, Julia (a struggling new mother), and Diana (a retired detective who takes an interest in the case). I think a lot of women may struggle with this book as no one ever really talks about the possibility that some women might find motherhood to be an unfixable mistake. It’s certainly taboo, but as a woman who has never wanted her own children, I found it really thoughtful and insightful!