She's Come Undone

 

Shirley J.     Adult Fiction            How a girl then a woman copes with trauma throughout her life.

She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb   480 pages

At first life is pretty good for Delores Price, then her Dad leaves her and her mother for another woman.  Then there is the creepy guy with a thing for Delores feet that grows into full fledged pedophilia, then Delores insulates herself with food and an off-putting manner and size.  Her mother dealing with mental problems of her own tries to steer Delores to college to get away from their living situation back in her grandmother's house with hyper critical but meaning well Grandma.   Delores is ostracized over her weight and her former pen-friend/ soon to be college roommate who shared a great bestie thing with her until they actually met in person turns out to be the biggest jerk of all to her.   And if you can believe it, that was probably the better parts of her life.  Yup, it gets worse, but, Delores has this sweet try to make the best and believe the best attitude during her adult life after college and she is treated like a doormat by the man who professes love for her while diddling young girls.    It is worth the read.   I am waffling on whether to recommend this one for the younger set, but, on the other hand it is a cautionary tale.   I will say I recommend it for mature middle schoolers on up.