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The Diary

By Goudge, Eileen

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When the two grown daughters of Elizabeth Marshall discover an old diary of their mother’s in her attic, it comes as a shock to learn that the true love of Elizabeth’s life was not their father. This is the mystery the two daughters must unravel as they stay up late reading the words penned by Elizabeth so long ago. Their mother can’t give them the answers: After a massive stroke, she lies mute and near death in a nursing home. Only the pages of her diary can provide clues to what really happened.In a richly detailed journey into the past, we see Elizabeth lose her heart to one man while remaining devoted to another. Finally, she must choose between the stable, loyal Bob...and the electrifying and unpredictable A.J., who spent time in juvenile detention as a teen. When a suspicious fire in the neighborhood is linked to A.J., Elizabeth is faced with another dilemma: She’s the only one who can clear A.J.’s name, but to do so would ruin her reputation. Surprisingly, it’s Bob who comes to the rescue, forcing Elizabeth to make perhaps the most painful decision of her life....The Diary is a love story. It’s also the story of the unshakable bond between a mother and her daughters.

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ISBN
978-1-59315-529-2
Publisher
Vanguard Press


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Library Journal

Reviewed on March 23, 2009

Verdict: A somewhat slow starter for such a brief book, this sedate tear-jerker packs a punch at the end. Don't think you've figured it all out, either. Big marketing push, going for the Mother's Day angle. Background: With their father dead and their mother in a nursing home, middle-aged Sarah and Emily clean out their parents' house, only to stumble upon the diary their mother, Elizabeth, kept back in 1951, in which she writes about being in love with another man. More secrets are revealed as the sisters read the thoughts and feelings of a woman they now discover they never really knew. The 1951 time period gives the story a restrained feel, and Goudge falls back on familiar stereotypes: the good girl living at home, the athlete boyfriend loved and admired by all, the puritanical mother overly concerned with public opinion, and the rebel bad-boy yearning after the town beauty.-Bette-Lee Fox, Library Journal Copyright 2009 Media Source Inc. Copyright 2009 Media Source Inc. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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