I'm sure every family has secrets. But if they are real secrets, no one will find out! Laura Martinez' mother, Helen, was really, really good at keeping secrets. She and Laura haven't been very close. Most of Helen's focus was on her husband Joseph, a journalist who spent more time away from home than with his wife and two kids. He has been gone for many years and Helen has never gotten over it. When Helen suffers a stroke, Laura tries to bring back Helen's will to live and communicate by reading out loud some of the letters that Joseph once wrote to Helen. The story moves from present day back to the early days of Helen and Joseph's romance.
Griffin did a wonderful job of writing. You could feel the anxiety in Laura as she struggles to balance her life - her husband, her children, her mother and her job. I loved the way Griffin reveals the secrets slowly through flashbacks and letters. Great book!
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