The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D. by Nichole Bernier
Publisher: Crown (June 2012)
Formats Available: Hardcover, Kindle, Audio
Synopsis from Goodreads: Before there were blogs, there were journals. And in them we’d write as we really were, not as we wanted to appear. But there comes a day when journals outlive us. And with them, our secrets.
Summer vacation on Great Rock Island was supposed to be a restorative time for Kate, who’d lost her close friend Elizabeth in a sudden accident. But when she inherits a trunk of Elizabeth’s journals, they reveal a woman far different than the cheerful wife and mother Kate thought she knew.
The complicated portrait of Elizabeth—her troubled upbringing, and her route to marriage and motherhood—makes Kate question not just their friendship, but her own deepest beliefs about loyalty and honesty at a period of uncertainty in her own marriage.
The more Kate reads, the more she learns the complicated truth of who Elizabeth really was, and rethinks her own choices as a wife, mother, and professional, and the legacy she herself would want to leave behind. When an unfamiliar man’s name appears in the pages, Kate realizes the extent of what she didn’t know about her friend, including where she was really going on the day she died.
Set in the anxious summer after the September 11th attacks, this story of two women—their friendship, their marriages, private ambitions and fears—considers the aspects of ourselves we show and those we conceal, and the repercussions of our choices.
My thoughts: This is another one of those books that has been sitting on my shelf, patiently awaiting its turn in the spotlight. Since I haven’t been able to get to it yet, no reason that you shouldn’t get the opportunity. I received a bonus copy from the publisher to offer to one lucky reader as a giveaway.
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OMG, so so many. there are 2989 books on my Goodreads TBR, as of now. Let’s say: Life In The Time of the Cholera
Very cool of you!
Sounds like a good read, thanks for sharing.
I have a bunch of books I haven’t gotten to. Mostly because they are parts of series & I need to reread the earlier, or wait until the next comes out. Nora Roberts’ “The Last Boyfriend”, Lisa Klepas’ “Rainshadow Road” and “Dream Lake” and Hope Ramsay’s “Last Chance Christmas” are a few.
I’ve been wanting to read this one for awhile!
Yes, I want to read this book and also, the Forgotten Garden. many thanks.
Yes there are so many books I want to read. I just don’t have the time.
I have Delerium by Lauren Oliver but haven’t had a chance to read it yet.
There are sooooo many books I’ve wanted to read but haven’t gotten to yet. I just started Salem’s Lot and it feels so good to FINALLY pull it off my shelf!!
The book I have wanted to read but have not yet is Wonderstruck, loved The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
I want to get to Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio. I have so many other books that I ‘have to’ get read right now, so it hasn’t made it to the top of this list. I want to be able to savor it when I do get to it. Soon, very soon!
I want to finish The Lucky Harbor series that I started reading by Jill Shalvis.