About the Book
Executive, wife, and mother of an outgoing first-grader, Sydney Clayton crushes her day-to-day obligations at work but flounders in the cutthroat world of parental politics.
She manages to avoid the local drama until she’s faced with an ultimatum: join the Forest River PTA or risk her daughter becoming a social outcast. Sydney reluctantly becomes treasurer, and takes the recently vacated position of the president’s sidekick. If protecting the children’s freedom of speech, one best friend ban at a time, isn’t complicated enough, Sydney and her husband receive an unexpected offer for their house they don’t think they can refuse.
Embroiled in the deception and manipulation rife among the elementary school moms, Sydney struggles. Should she sell the home she worked so hard to build in a town where betrayal runs rampant? Or should she stay put to avoid the fallout from uprooting her child? As Sydney focuses on what is best for her daughter, and lets go of her judgments, she finds friendship can develop in very unexpected ways.
Warm, witty, and wise, Go On, Girl dramatizes the dilemmas of life in the suburbs and the bonds shared by women. Perfect for fans of Class Mom and Big Little Lies.
My Review
I always look forward to a Hilary Grossman release, and reading the synopsis for Go On, Girl had me eager to read this one. Thought I am yet to have any children myself, I have such a good time reading mommy-lit style of fiction. Sydney is mother to her first-grade daughter, a wife and a busy executive in the corporate world. And then she joins the PTA. It was interesting to see the dynamic Sydney has with the other moms in the PTA and how friendships grow, the extra miles she is willing to go for her daughter, and the other moms in the story made up a great secondary cast. One part of the book that really intrigued me was Sydney’s house that she had fixed up with her husband, and their dilemma of possibly selling it and finding another house to create their own. We have been doing very minor renovations on our home, so it was fun to get an almost Fixer Upper vibe throughout parts of the story. A perfect read for a little escapism and one I recommend.
5 stars
