This is My Daughter Author:Roxana Robinson Peter and Emma, two single parents who have found love again after failed first marriages, dream of a peaceful and happy blended family with each of their daughters under one roof. They navigate this treacherous territory with the best of intentions, but face resistance from the girls, who, like many children of divorce, find their relationships... more » tinged by grief, anger, and resentment.
Emma’s three-year-old daughter, Tess, takes to the arrangement while Amanda, Peter’s sullen and unhappy seven-year-old, views it as a disaster rather than a fresh start. Over the course of this emotional powerhouse of a novel, Amanda becomes increasingly hostile and alienated -- until one night she commits an act that threatens the already fragile bonds of the fledgling family.« less
"Must reading" for stepparents, or people who are contemplating becoming stepparents. (I'm a step-grandma, and thought it provocative - my daughter, who is a step-mom, also got a lot out of it.)