Klik op een omslag om naar Google Boeken te gaan.
|
Bezig met laden... Bad Girlsdoor Deborah Doucette
Geen Bezig met laden...
 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  gpangel | Dec 26, 2013 |  geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Rebecca Griffin only ever wanted one thing: to be a good wife and mother. Her own domineering Italian-American mother, as well as the rest of her big-hearted, opinionated, wild and wonderful Italian family, had been telling her how to do just that since she was little and wanted to marry Roy Rogers. Now, it's the 90's and Rebecca has everything she ever dreamed of. But she suspects her husband is having an affair and fears her daughter, Dana, is going bad; hurtling dangerously out of reach toward a self-destructive calamity. Then Rebecca learns of the mysterious death of a distant cousin long ago at the prison bordering the small, idyllic New England town where she lives. It's a story she can't shake. Questions about the young woman's fate nag at Rebecca as she desperately tries to reclaim the little girl she once knew, while hanging onto the ragged remnants of her marriage. Rebecca, her troubled daughter, Dana, and an enigmatic woman from the past, embark on a journey of discovery both distinctly their own, and shared. Each must wrestle with the demons that nip at their heels propelling them headlong, until all three collide one desperate, enchanted autumn night. Bad Girls, at its heart, is a story about family. The origins, variations and connections that shaped them - even the places they came from - set these women on their path. As the unlikely travelers come to the end of their journey, they find new paths revealed in the most unearthly of places by the most innocent of messengers. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
Actuele discussiesGeenPopulaire omslagen
 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresWaarderingGemiddelde: (5)
Ben jij dit?Word een LibraryThing Auteur. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1
Set in the 1990's, this story is one part women's fiction/family drama and one part murder mystery.
Rebecca is married with two daughters. Her marriage to the cold and domineering Drew is for all intents and purposes, dead in the water. Her relationship with her daughter, Dana , is strained to put it mildly. Her youngest daughter is too young to grasp the family situation fully, but is a victim non the less. Rebecca works as a real estate agent. When a house comes on the market, Rebecca must learn the history so she can disclose it to possible buyers. This storied house was the topic of much speculation and gossip. A disappearance, and a suicide and the possible murder of a "Bad Girl", have fueled rumors for a long time. As Rebecca investigates the history of the house, she is drawn into the story of a young woman named Serena. The secrets Serena holds inside will shock you right to the core.
The character of Rebecca grows from being a woman trod upon by her husband and daughter. Neither of them respect her and Dana is on the verge of sinking into a life she could bear the scars of for a long time. Rebecca finds the courage to do what she must to save her daughter and herself. In the process long buried secrets and crimes will be revealed and finally closure. Rebecca's life will never be the same afterwards.
Deborah Doucette has an incredible writing style that just sucks you right into the story. I worried about Rebecca and Dana, was curious about Serena and held an intense dislike for Drew.
There was character development and the promise of a healing relationship between mother and daughter. I read this one in one sitting. I could not put it down.
This one is an A+ (