This second novel by this author is simply amazing. The story of Glory Ann, Rosemary, and Sarah, three generations of women, and the secrets that are tearing them apart, is a beautiful tale of forgiveness and second chances.
Description of the book: Present Day. After tragedy plunges her into grief and unresolved anger, Sarah Ashby returns to her childhood home determined to finally follow her long-denied dream of running Old Depot Grocery alongside her mother and grandmother. But when she arrives, her mother, Rosemary, announces to her that the store is closing. Sarah and her grandmother, Glory Ann, make a pact to save the store, but Rosemary has worked her entire life to make sure her daughter never follows in her footsteps. She has her reasons—but she'll certainly never reveal the real one.
1965. Glory Ann confesses to her family that she's pregnant with her deceased fiancé's baby. Pressured into a marriage of convenience with a shopkeeper to preserve the family reputation, Glory Ann vows never to love again. But some promises are not as easily kept as she imagined.
This dual-timeline story from Amanda Cox deftly explores the complexity of a mother-daughter dynamic, the way the secrets we keep shape our lives and the lives of others, and the healing power of telling the truth.
The book alternates between the present and the past, but a past that is gradually inching forward to the present time. This unique perspective moves us to the dramatic climax. Do the secrets we keep to try to protect others actually cause more harm? And will the failing grocery store pull them together or tear them apart? This book excels at world building.
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