What an awesome book. I was looking through my book shelf a couple days ago - so many books, so little time - when I happened upon this book. I thought this would be a quick easy read, or even a book I would start and abandon for lack of interest. Neither proved to be true.
Luanne Rice brought the New England family at the heart of this story so vividly to life and the bar of suspense just high enough, that all other reading was shoved aside in favor of this book. The beauty of this story of family secrets and tragedies is that, once you think you have it figured out, Rice throws yet another surprise in. It is told mostly from the main character Maria's point of view, but it is lightly interspersed with first person point of view narrative from her sister Sophie.
This is a well-written, literary novel that kept me turning the pages even after my eyes began to blur from the eye strain of reading continuously for hours. An excellent story, told in heartbreaking detail that will stay with me for many days to come.
An excellent read....suspensful, romantic and just wonderful. Cannot put this book down!
It was a really good book to read. One of my favorite books by Luanne Rice. Everyone should read this book
Luanne Rice has done it again. I am such a fan of hers. This is such a engrossing book. It's about he different layers of families, and also about abuse. Just when you think you have some of it figured out, you find out its not what you thought it would be. Very well written and definately worth the read!!!!!!!!!!!
A real page turner. One of my favorite authors!
A little darker than most of Luanne Rice's books, but one you won't soon forget. Wonderful story that will touch your heart.
Entertaining. It's been a long time since I read it so I don't remember it well!
