Friday, March 30, 2012

Book Review - The Truth About Us - Dalene Flannigan

The Truth About Us 
Title:  The Truth About US


Review:  This book surprised me, I guess I didn’t know what to expect and WOW…BANG…the author nailed a topic that is near and dear to everyone’s heart…..Secrets we keep.  What secrets do you keep from those you love and those who tell you everything?  Well this one is big and it has the power to destroy lives and those you love…would you tell someone then?  What will it cost you if you do?  You may never know until you tell that secret.

This is fasted paced and well written, I kept turning the pages until the end.  I’ve known people like the characters in this book and I think the author really hit the nail on the head with a few of them.  Friendship is one thing, love is another and crazy is a completely different topic altogether.  Put those three all in the mix and things happen.  Good, bad or indifferent….things happen.

I enjoyed this story and look forward to reading more from this author.  By the way I was surprised this was self-published...it read like a well edited, professionally published work.

Publisher:  Published November 5th 2011

ISBN: B00642CEB6

Copyright: 2011

Pages: Kindle Edition (230 pages)

Quick Review: 4 1/2 stars (out of 5)

Where I Obtained the Book:  Sent by author for review.

Synopsis:  What happens when the past catches up to the present and the truth surfaces? Three women, roommates back in college, find their lives forever altered when one of them feels compelled to confess the secret sin of their past.

And whose truth is it?

'The Truth About Us' weaves the past and the present in a page-turner that explores the shifting quality of truth, and the cost of secrets.
 
Author Biography:  Dalene Flannigan is the author of two novels, The Truth About Us and What Katie Read.

Her full length plays include, A Mournful Rustling – winner of the Playwrights of Spring New Play Award and Rescuing Elephants.

She has written, Unheard Voices—an award-winning video on Hard-of-Hearing issues, and, Let’s Make it Clear...Clear Communication and Hearing Loss—winner of the Barbara Jordan Media Award.

She lives in Toronto and is working on a new novel.

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