Sometimes the most complex stories aren’t fiction — they’re family.

A complex book with a touch of humor — and the kind of honesty that makes you laugh, ache, and question at the same time. Sometimes you don’t need to watch horror films, because for some people, they unfold inside their families every day.

Sooner or later, a choice appears: let circumstances define your life, or turn the hardest moments into something new — like making lemonade out of lemons.

It’s a book with the most provocative title, the most ironic cover, and a level of frankness that’s almost impossible to believe. And yet, someone lived it — and survived.

I highly recommend this book to people with difficult relationships with their mothers, and generally with difficult family relationships, prone to self-sacrifice and a constant feeling of inadequacy. This book is a reminder that true love doesn't require constant self-sacrifice. And for fake love, no matter how much you invest, it's never enough.