I'm not going to lie -- I never really got into this book, but I refused to put it down. Your Roots Are Showing is chick lit, but more made for the 30+ crowd. Being a teenager, that might be why I never got into it. Also, a lot of it involves British slang, and since I'm American, I didn't understand much of that.
In this novel, Lizzie Buckley attempts to get a lot of weight off her shoulders by emailing her sister, Janie, a long rant about how she wished her husband's business trips were longer, and how difficult it was for her to be with him at times. With one accidental click, Lizzie sends the email to James, her husband, instead, and almost instantly, her marriage goes spiraling downward, and within a week, Lizzie finds herself in a new house with her twins.
Though things seem like they can't get any worse, Lizzie finds comfort in her new neighbors -- Ingrid, the nosey neighbor who knows everything about everybody; Sarah, Ingrid awkward teenage daughter who babysits for Lizzie and encourages her to keep writing; and Bruno, the neighborhood gardner who seems to take a certain interest in Lizzie.
As Lizzie finds her ways to escape from the knots of depression she found herself in while married to James through running and therapy, she also discovers that her roots might not be holding her down as much as she might think.
If you're in the older crowd and understand a good amount of British slang, this book could very well be for you.
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