The School for Good Mothers by J. Chan

 Frida is happily married to Gust and very pregnant with their daughter, Harriet, when she discovers that he is having an affair with Susannah. Gust eventually leaves her for Susannah and he and Frida share custody of the baby. But Frida is depressed and overwhelmed. Since they had moved to Philadelphia for his job, she has no family or friends nearby, her boss is getting annoyed with her, and Harriet has an ear infection, so she just keeps crying. One day, Frida leaves the baby home alone to go get a cup of coffee and pick up a file from work. Then she loses track of time and realizes that more than 2 hours have passed. One of her neighbors has called the cops about the crying baby and they have taken Harriet with them. And so begins a never-ending nightmare for Frida.

Frida is  not the most sympathetic character but after a while, you can't help but feeling for her. She is trying so hard to get her baby back but the deck is stacked against her. I thought it was interesting the way the men in the story were portrayed. Gust never seemed to feel guilty at all for cheating on his pregnant wife then leaving her and starting a whole new life with Susannah. And the men in the rehabilitation program Frida has to enter all seemed to have an easier time than the women, both in terms of the rigors of the program itself and how hard (or not) it was for them to retain custody.