Kindle Edition, 261 pages
Published June 16th 2020 by Bent Pine Publishing
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A lifetime of lies, and a truth too painful to tell.
When Suzanna Duff was ten years old, she lost her mama, and that’s when the lies began. At first, they were just harmless little fibs, a way to hide her unbearable loneliness and the truth about a daddy who came home rip-roaring drunk every night. But in time, the lies grew bigger and now, when she is a grown woman with a daughter of her own, they threaten to destroy everything she loves.
The irony of this situation is that Suzanna never planned to stay in Georgia, she was simply passing through, looking for a fresh start in New Jersey. Attending that wake with her daughter Annie, was a fluke. An opportunity to enjoy a free meal. It should have entailed nothing more than a solemn nod and a brief expression of sympathy but, Ida Parker, the grieving widow mistook her for her the granddaughter who was carried off as an infant. Too embarrassed to do anything else, Suzanna played along. What harm was there in pretending to be someone else for a few hours? Hours turned into days and days into weeks; strangers became friends, love happened, and before long a year had flown by.
Now the past is standing on her doorstep and Suzanna must decide to leave here and disappear as she has done before, or tell the truth and break the hearts of those she loves most.
When Suzanna Duff was ten years old, she lost her mama, and that’s when the lies began. At first, they were just harmless little fibs, a way to hide her unbearable loneliness and the truth about a daddy who came home rip-roaring drunk every night. But in time, the lies grew bigger and now, when she is a grown woman with a daughter of her own, they threaten to destroy everything she loves.
The irony of this situation is that Suzanna never planned to stay in Georgia, she was simply passing through, looking for a fresh start in New Jersey. Attending that wake with her daughter Annie, was a fluke. An opportunity to enjoy a free meal. It should have entailed nothing more than a solemn nod and a brief expression of sympathy but, Ida Parker, the grieving widow mistook her for her the granddaughter who was carried off as an infant. Too embarrassed to do anything else, Suzanna played along. What harm was there in pretending to be someone else for a few hours? Hours turned into days and days into weeks; strangers became friends, love happened, and before long a year had flown by.
Now the past is standing on her doorstep and Suzanna must decide to leave here and disappear as she has done before, or tell the truth and break the hearts of those she loves most.
MY REVIEW
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Lies piling up and wanting to tell the truth but afraid. That is how Suzanna is since she was 10 years old after her mom died. Her dad would come home every night drunk. Suzanna has a daughter,Annue, and wants a better life for them. So she sneaks out one night to head to New Jersey bu stops in Georgia for a wake as there was food for them. But the grieving widow mistook her for her husband's granddaughter. Suzanna goes along with it and before she knows it they are staying in Georgia. Suzanna, Ida and Annie starting getting close and now Suzanna's past is coming to their door.
I really liked these characters even though Suzanna lied you knew how she felt and she really wanted to tell the truth and she wasn't lying to get anything from Ida.
I received this from NetGalley for review.
I really liked these characters even though Suzanna lied you knew how she felt and she really wanted to tell the truth and she wasn't lying to get anything from Ida.
I received this from NetGalley for review.
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Thank you so much for this lovely review. I am delighted to know that you enjoyed the book.
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