Excellent, emotional book, truly love it .... Stella, the main character, is gripping and highly charged emotionally. Her dilemmas as a young girl making choices that were so hard, and sad, and which would have life impacting ramifications for her, which we know as the reader...were all so real, raw, and so well written. I was transported back to remember my first love , my childhood , the drama in my family, rules and regulations, and the way young love makes you feel you transcend sometimes, everything else! Powerful book, highly recommended