The story follows 12-year-old Baby as she straddles the fine line between childhood and becoming an adult. This isn't your average coming of age story though. Baby lives with her 26-year-old father Jules, who looks and acts more like her brother than her dad and has a big problem with "chocolate milk"–his code name for heroin. Jules can't hold a job, so he and Baby move from apartment to apartment in the Red Light District of Montreal.Through the eyes of Baby, the seedy underbelly of Montreal is where the nicest people are those on heroin and one of the coolest things to become is a prostitute. Baby's innocent observations of a lifestyle that most people would run screaming from, are fascinating, disturbing and whimsically beautiful all at once. O'Neill's writing is so rich and detailed that you have to wonder if it's all really fiction, although for her own sake, you hope it is.
Was it worth the read?
Yes. I couldn't stop reading it and rooting for Baby all the way. Please write a follow-up Ms. O'Neill!
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