A Very Inconvenient Scandal

I thouroughly enjoyed this complex family drama, mainly because the characters were so nuanced and complicated - no one was without their faults but the humanity in them all came through as they tried to find their own individual paths while still maintaining their friendship and family ties. I loved the descriptions of underwater photography, the theme of ecoactivism, and the father/daughter love story was achingly real. Franki is an appealing, though prickly, protagonist whose life is turned upside down when her father announces he's not only married Franki's best friend Ariel but they are having a child. Mitchard has been a favorite of mine for yours and this book is one of her best.