McGuffyAnn M. reviewed on 7/4/2011 + 112 more book reviews

This is the story of a mother haunted by a secret she has long kept hidden. Now as she grows old, she finds she must come to terms with an act she committed as a young motherthe secret she kept will come out.

As Grandma Ann Biddle assists her 8 year old granddaughter Ellie with a school project, she finds herself questioning her memory of the past. She finds herself wondering what is actually a memory, and what is her impression of the event. Ann is no longer sure what really happened, or the way things really happened. She isnt sure if her recollections are things she created to protect herself from the truth, and the pain of the past. She knows she must face the facts before it is too late.

Anns daughter-in-law Tinsley is Ellies mother. She feels the need to protect her own daughter from Ann. Unsure of Anns health and tenuous grip on reality, Tinsley feels responsible for monitoring the bond, as well as past secrets and their effect on the familys future.

Time will tell. Secrets always come out, one way or another. Family shares your history. These three generations of women will come together because of heartbreak, but ultimately for healing. Indeed there is strength in numbers, and in love.

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