I knew I would be off work for a couple of weeks recuperating from surgery and needed a good book to read when I was contacted by a PR firm to review a newly released book titled “The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D.” by author Nichole Bernier. Here is some information about the book.
ISBN: 978-0-307-88782-5
Genre: Fiction – Contemporary Women
Publisher: Broadway Paperbacks
Book Synopsis: 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, Kate discovers a woman far different from the cherished wife and mother she thought she knew.
The new portrait of Elizabeth – her troubled upbringing and her route to marriage and motherhood – makes Kate question not just their friendship, but also her deepest beliefs about loyalty and honesty at a period of uncertainty in her own marriage. When an unfamiliar man’s name appears in the pages, Kate realizes how much she didn’t know about her friend, including where Elizabeth was really going the day she died.
The more Kate reads, the more she weighs her own choices as a wife, mother and professional, and is forced to consider the legacy she wants to leave behind.
My Thoughts: I have been waiting to sink my teeth into a good fiction book and finally…I got one! At first I thought this would be a sappy and weepy read with the death of Kate’s friend Elizabeth but…right away the author dives right in to the many secrets of Elizabeth’s life. There is not one, not two…but many interesting secrets in her life and all of these choices, secrets and circumstances shaped Elizabeth into the woman she was on the day of her death.
Kate and Elizabeth were obviously BFF’s (Best Friends Forever) and they had a very close bond and relationship. However, things are not always the way they appear and when Kate learns of Elizabeth’s secrets…she struggles to sort out and define her own life.
I am not going to tell you about the secrets, twists & turns that go on in the pages of this fabulous book (don’t want to spoil it for you) but I will tell you this…I read the entire book in a little less than 5 days! I seriously had a hard time putting it down and found myself looking for excuses to pick it up and read!
This would make an excellent read this Spring & Summer while taking your road trips and summer vacations! My mom is going to borrow the book from me and take it to the beach with her next week. Fabulous, entertaining and interesting read!
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We are often faced with the truth about our close relationships. It’s hard when the way we see someone is challenged by something staring us in the face. Secrets and lies show us a different IDE of someone and we feel lost with this knowledge. Sounds like this old be a good read and good for discussion groups, too.
Although I haven’t yet read a book by Nichole Bernier your review has made me quite interested in this book. I shall see if my library has it or can acquire it for me to read.
I have not read anything from this author. After reading your review, I think it is a book that would be the perfect read on vacation. I like surprises in a book. This look likes I will not be disappointed. Thank you
I haven’t read Nichole Bernier before but after reading the book synopsis and your review I definitely have to go to the library and check it out. Thanks for the review on the book.
Carol L