Frankenstein's Daughter is part of McHugh's Mothers and Other Monsters collection. I was sure I'd read this before, and I have, but not reviewed--so here we are. The story is told from several points of view--first, a teenage boy with a developmentally disabled sister, then the mother. The sister is Cara, an early clone who did not turn out so well--many health problems. The focus is on the judgment the family faces, real and imagined, for having brought this child into the world.
There's plenty of family dynamics on display, and this is the interesting stuff. The parents are divorced, the father having a new girlfriend. All relationships are strained, from all perspectives except Cara's.
I won't give away the ending, but it makes you want more. But not in a good way. It's a slice of life, and well told, but feels a bit incomplete, I think. Read for literate family story content. 2 stars from me.
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