This is the third book in a series of four stand-alone
books, by four different authors. They are all from the same time period and the same book club
meetings. But only with reading all 4 books, will you learn the whole story of
each of the women.
It took me until
this time to realize that although I had read about Paige I
didn’t have a clue what was really going on in her life. Then I thought back to
the other two books – Olivia and Daisy. Reading those books brought a deeper
understand about each of them. While reading these books I have met the women
from the book club, the way I meet those women at my book club meetings. Reading
about the same incident from one women’s point of view is way different than
from someone else’s point of view. We can be at the same meeting and what
happens in our eyes is different than what the other person sees.
When I read Olivia I discovered that on the outside she was
a perfect wife and mother, but somehow along the way she had forgot to develop
her own identity. At first glance Olivia thought that Daisy’s clothes were
creased in the right places, Athena had a look of togetherness about her, and
Paige was young and sweet looking.
Then when I read Daisy she thought that Livvy (Olivia) was
close to her own age, but she seemed flustered. Paige was very young and seemed
a little overwhelmed, and Daisy envied her athletic body, but Daisy had a
distinct impression that Athena didn’t like being put on the spot. Reading
these three books I have found that there is more to Daisy and Paige than
Olivia first saw.
When Paige attended the first book club meeting she felt
very insecure. Athena seemed to be a confident woman, Daisy was also confident
and wore tailored clothing, and Livvy had a masklike smile and Paige felt that
Livvy was holding in her emotions and might crack if she did anything more than
maintain a polite demeanor.
Paige with Nathan her three year old son, and Shawn who was
six, fled to Newport, California to escape the people in Utah after her divorce
from an unfaithful husband. Things are not easy for her. She finds a job which
helps financially, but it’s the friends from the book club who help her realize
how strong she is and who giver her support to carry on as she faces the
challenges of being a single mom.
This is a great book and I’m sure everyone will enjoy
reading about Paige as she wonders if she can ever trust a man or love again.
She learns that healing from the past requires more than a change of address.
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