Cathy Glass books are always a good read albeit very sad and sometimes frustrating. Cathy has much more patience than I do, I'll say that. The moment Joss's mother accused her of lying because of Eric, I would have told her to leave. I can't imagine a mother choosing her husband over her daughter, all I could think was that she doesn't deserve to have children.
Anyway, the book is really well written and a good read.