Caroline
In her introduction, author Liz Nugent states that she had not written a book like this before, she was trying something new, and she warned that there might come a time when the reader would want to throw said book at the wall. She wasn't wrong.
This is an extremely dark book, with themes that some may find triggering. These include:
- Alcoholism
- Substance Abuse
- Sexual Assault
- Grooming
- Rape
The story centres around the Cooper family who live in Boston, namely sisters Erin and Ruby. Spanning three decades, it chronicles the lives of the sisters, and an incident in 1999 which saw the family divided; while Ruby and her mother, Maureen, move to Dublin, Erin and her father, Doug, remain in Boston.
As well as wanting to hurl my kindle at the wall, I found myself shouting WTF quite a lot. I've gone through every emotion imaginable whilst reading this book, that's how bloody good it is.
I found it incredibly difficult to like Ruby, and I have to be honest, Erin annoyed me a wee bit too.
Despite, or maybe because of, its dark themes, I loved The Truth About Ruby Cooper. What transpires within its pages are thankfully rare in real life, but it's interesting to read them from this perspective.
Thanks to Penguin Sandycove, Penguin Random House UK and Netgalley for the digital ARC.
In her introduction, author Liz Nugent states that she had not written a book like this before, she was trying something new, and she warned that there might come a time when the reader would want to throw said book at the wall. She wasn't wrong.
This is an extremely dark book, with themes that some may find triggering. These include:
- Alcoholism
- Substance Abuse
- Sexual Assault
- Grooming
- Rape
The story centres around the Cooper family who live in Boston, namely sisters Erin and Ruby. Spanning three decades, it chronicles the lives of the sisters, and an incident in 1999 which saw the family divided; while Ruby and her mother, Maureen, move to Dublin, Erin and her father, Doug, remain in Boston.
As well as wanting to hurl my kindle at the wall, I found myself shouting WTF quite a lot. I've gone through every emotion imaginable whilst reading this book, that's how bloody good it is.
I found it incredibly difficult to like Ruby, and I have to be honest, Erin annoyed me a wee bit too.
Despite, or maybe because of, its dark themes, I loved The Truth About Ruby Cooper. What transpires within its pages are thankfully rare in real life, but it's interesting to read them from this perspective.
Thanks to Penguin Sandycove, Penguin Random House UK and Netgalley for the digital ARC.
