Lucy Scarborough was adopted as an infant and everyone assumes that her parents are dead. She lets most people believe that this is the case because the truth is way more complicated. The real story is that Lucy’s mother Miranda is still a presence in her life, albeit, largely a disturbing presence. After giving birth to Lucy at 18, Miranda lost her mind and began living on the streets. Throughout Lucy’s life, her mother’s sporadic, sometimes explosive visits always leave her shaken.
Despite certain similarities with her mother, (who was also raised by foster parents for instance) confident, grounded Lucy is certain that her life will be different than Miranda’s. After all, she has the benefit of foster parents who love her as much as any birth parents could, and the support of her friend since forever, Zach, the only person outside of her family who knows about Miranda. But when Lucy becomes pregnant at 17 after being raped at a school dance, that confidence begins to erode. Then Miranda’s diary surfaces, suggesting that there’s something strange about her family. When Zach investigates, he finds that each of the women in her family going back at least 5 generations have had a daughter at 18, and then gone crazy. Is Lucy’s family cursed?
Impossible is a modern fairy tale about love, tragedy and family, and is a pleasure to read.
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