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One of the best books I have read in ages. The author has a way with words that makes you think. Any daughter will cry. It hits home but in a good way! STRONGLY RECOMMEND.

A fascinating story of love, healing, forgiveness and renewal. Certain to strike a chord in the hearts of mothers and daughters everywhere. Many a daughter will see something of herself in Ruby.. Heartwrenching til the true comes out.

I really enjoy Kristin Hannah's books. Each one is different but shares a commonality with discussing family relationships. Nora walked away from her family. Her daughters are now grown women with problems of their own. Caroline lives a life of suffocation and lonliness with her seemlingly perfect marriage. Ruby lives in Hollywood where she is trying to be a comedian but is failing miserably. She gets a contract to write a story about how awful her mother is and jumps at the chance to prove it. When Nora is in a car accident and Ruby agrees to take care of her, she finds out that there is more to her mother than meets the eye. On the island where the two are living is also Ruby's one time love. He is waiting for a chance to rekindle the relationship that Ruby and he had, but Ruby has built too many walls for him to break down. This book takes you on an emotional roller coaster. It is not a sappy romance novel. It exposes hardships that every family has gone through at one time or another.

If you enjoy mother daughter, family filled, power of love novels, this one you will like. It is about a daughter and mother who have been astranged for more than 10 years and the daughter Ruby, is struggling at her livelyhood. She has a chance to write a scandalous tell-all about her mother and make some badly needed income. But first she goes to her Island home and finds understanding for her mother's harboured terrible secrets and a friend who is sick. This was a beautiful story, never boring, or sappy. I enjoyed it alot. Made me stop and think about a few things which is a good thing.

Excellent book. I really loved it.

I happen to think Kristin Hannah is a great writer regarding female relationships. The ultimate summer reading (no pun intended). My only complaint about Ms. Hannah is that the endings can become contrived, but getting there is so much fun.