The author spent 8 years on this study. The book features three very different American women. It was interesting but ultimately I didn’t get on with the style of writing which was stilted and tedious. Also I would have preferred to read each woman’s story separately and found the flicking here and there irritating. I fully expected to be drawn into these damaged women’s stories, but wasn’t, so much so my mind kept drifting off. Sadly this just wasn’t my thing this time.