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Product Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition (June 26, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0743297059
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743297059
  • Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,141,795 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsFamily Secrets can tear a family apart - what will happen when three daughters...
By C. Dionne VINE VOICE on July 22, 2007
Format: Paperback
go looking for the truth about their paternal grandmother - the one who gave her own son up and wanted the truth to be hidden.

4.5 blue ribbons

Sisters Vanessa, Elie and Georgiana are all disillusioned and unhappy with the lives they've been leading up until this point. They're ready to make changes but it's hard when you're stuck in a rut. Their lives are about to take a sudden expected turn when a note from the woman who'd given their father up soon after his birth is found in a Bible which their father kept. With their father's death still fresh in their minds, the women are stunned to learn that their mother has decided to give up the home they've grown up in and move to France to be with a man none of her daughters even know about.

Vanessa's marriage to Scott has become monotonous. It's boring and predictable and she longs for intimacy on so many levels that just aren't there with Scott. When she tries to express her feelings about her mother's move to Paris, all she gets in response is the sound of his snoring.

As an associate editor for the fashion magazine Stiletto, Elie is `in the know' about all the hot spots, styles, and anything else associated with the `good life.' The career just isn't enough anymore for her, she longs for marriage and children and a man that would love her - and only her.

Georgiana works as a hand and foot model making an ungodly amount of money for her time. Even though it's been a profitable job for her, she desires something more meaningful than constantly worrying about the condition of her hands and feet.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsImplausible, but entertaining
By Patricia Kay on September 21, 2007
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I've bought and read all Judith Henry Wall's novels and enjoyed them all in various degrees. This one was probably my least favorite, mainly because it was so hard to believe. Ms. Wall is a fine writer, so it's disappointing when one of her books doesn't live up to expectations. Still, this story was entertaining, even as I was shaking my head and wondering how she'd come up with some of her plot ideas and whether or not she has any trusted readers to tell her when something is too far-fetched. Come on, Ms. Wall -- you can do better than this. There aren't enough good women's fiction writers out there; please don't let us down again.
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4.0 out of 5 starsThis book was very good. Being this story is about three sisters and ...
By joyce c on December 5, 2015
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This book was very good. Being this story is about three sisters and it happens that I am like Vanessa being the oldest also. I kept thinking that I would be like Vanessa. I really liked all the sisters but didn't like the Grandmother Hattie very much. Now you will have to read this book to find out why I didn't like Hattie. I thought it was a very good story and couldn't put the book down until I found out what happened. I did think that after that the story could have ended then but it went on. That's why I gave the book a 4 star rating.
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5.0 out of 5 starsIntrigueing and Bizarre
By Karen Zemek on November 3, 2007
Format: Paperback
I loved this book. The story was so strange and far-fetched that it was very entertaining, yet captivating because it kept my interest. I wanted to find out how it would end. It didn't have a nice, neat ending with everything tied up, but left the reader wondering what really happened at the end. It's hard to explain, you just have to read it. I don't want to give away the ending and ruin the suspense for anyone. I just thought, wow! as I read about the grandmother's background. I thought it was really cool how she lived in such a huge, fancy house out in no where, and really managed to completely change her life. I also found the three sisters to be more interesting as the book progresssed. At first, I thought they were all very shallow. It seemed like only the oldest sister, Vanessa, was well developed. I liked the mother, Penelope, very much. She chose happiness and taught her daughters to as well. I found this book very entertaining and interesting. The grandmother's character was so interesting. I found myself admiring her perseverance and ambition in spite of her poor start and was amazed at how devious she was. I also felt sorry for her that she used such poor judgment going along with the Josh's plan. The love they had was so sweet.

This book has so much to discuss about the different relationships. It was the first book I've read by this author, but I certainly plan to read some more by her.

One thing I think would have made it better was if I felt I was going through the drama the sisters went through. It seemed like I was watching the story instead of being drawn into it. Maybe if it had been written in first person from one of their perspectives, I would have felt more a part of the action.

Karen Arlettaz Zemek, Author of "My Funny Dad, Harry"
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4.0 out of 5 starsA Real Page-Turner, Yet Totally Unbelievable...3 1/2 Stars
By Mercedes J. VINE VOICE on July 28, 2007
Format: Paperback
I just love Ms. Wall's books, and can't remember the last time I was disappointed by one. This was an odd book for me though, cause on one hand, while learning about Hattie's past, the story seemed to get more and more wild and unbelievable. But on the other hand I could hardly put it down cause I couldn't wait to see what would happen next. But then again, I did have a bit of a problem with the ending. It seemed rushed, and unfinished.

I won't summarize this book since it's already been done here, but despite the fact that the story of Hattie's mysterious past is such a far-fetched tale, and the events afterwards are very choppy and leave the reader with some unanswered questions (i.e. who opened the mine door, and who exactly killed the person who dies at the end of the story and why??), it's still a good book. I'll admit it's not my favorite Judith Henry Wall novel, but an entertaining story nonetheless.
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