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Monday, September 23, 2013

Finished: The Secret Keeper (Morton). Book Club Book #1. Great book with a huge surprise twist ending that I didn't actually see coming. :-) I read this book for a book club that I may join, and I really enjoyed it! I've been reading so many classics the last year and a half, that it's nice to also read some books that are current best sellers or current popular books. In 1961, sixteen year old Laurel secretly witnesses as her mother horrifically stabs a man who wanders up their driveway to speak to her. In 2011, as Laurel's mother deteriorates in ill health, Laurel finally decides to figure out why her mother stabbed the man all those years ago. The story takes us back to the World War II bombings and air raids in England, and the 17 to 20 year old Dorothy, Laurel's mother. We become very acquainted with Dorothy's personality and her thoughts and hopes. We also meet the love of her life, Jimmy...and we meet Dorothy's good friend (or so she thinks) Vivienne. We get to know Vivienne and Jimmy as well as we do Dorothy as the story flashes between the 1940's and 2011. The twists and turns just kept coming as I actually grew to like Jimmy and Vivienne more than I did Dorothy. I was really happy with the twist at the end and I can't wait to go to my first book club meeting and discuss. :-)

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