When Cara stumbles across a stash of old postcards in the attic, their contents make her question everything she thought she knew.
The story she pieces together is confusing and unsettling, and appears to have been patched over with lies. But who can tell her the truth? With her father sinking into Alzheimer's and her brother reluctant to help, it seems Cara will never find the answers to her questions. One thing is clear, though: someone knows more than they're letting on.
Torn between loyalty to her family and dread of what she might find, Cara digs into the early years of her parents' troubled marriage, hunting down long-lost relatives who might help unravel the mystery? But the picture that begins to emerge is not at all the one she'd expected-because as she soon discovers, lies have a habit of multiplying . . .
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(Lake Union Publishing, 7 August 2018, 348 pages, ebook from @AmazonKindle via #KindleLendingLibrary)
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I love books about family secrets and I love mysteries and this cracking read offers both. I enjoyed the way the book is structured alternating between Cara trying to uncover the truth about the hidden postcards in the present and flashbacks of her mother's past. My grandmother had Alzheimer's and this is tackled with great dignity in this book. Cara's father reminds me a lot of my grandmother and it was heart-breaking to read at times. Cara is a great character, easy to get behind and sympathise with. Families can be the people you love and hate in equal measures. The ending really surprised me and I loved the way it played out.
