I have read and enjoyed several of Sue Miller’s novels. The Good Mother is her first novel.

It tells the story of Anna Dulap. A recently divorced mother of a 3 year old little girl. After the divorce, Anna finds a new lover that she loses herself in.  This keeps her from always having the best judgement.

I tried to sympathize with Anna, but I found it hard to understand some of the choices that she made. I actually found the novel mildly disturbing, not to mention out of date. Not my favorite of Millers.