In an idyllic small-town neighborhood, a near tragedy triggers a series of dark revelations.
From the outside, Sycamore Glen, North Carolina, might look like the perfect all-American neighborhood. But behind the white picket fences lies a web of secrets that reach from house to house.
Up and down the streets, neighbors quietly bear the weight of their own pasts―until an accident at the community pool upsets the delicate equilibrium. And when tragic circumstances compel a woman to return to Sycamore Glen after years of self-imposed banishment, the tangle of the neighbors’ intertwined lives begins to unravel.
During the course of a sweltering summer, long-buried secrets are revealed, and the neighbors learn that it’s impossible to really know those closest to us. But is it impossible to love and forgive them?
THE THINGS WE WISH WERE TRUE The setting is a small North Carolina town during the summer of 2014, the characters are several townspeople (current and past residents). They unite together when a near tragedy strikes one of the children. This is a refreshing story, where everyone is living their lives, but not everything is as clear cut as it seems. This is a character driven story, the author did a wonderful job of defining each one and how they interact.Â
Quick and pleasant read. Page-turning. I picked this book as my August Kindle First read. Without giving anything away, I will try to review the novel.Â
A Book I Wish Were Longer After a miserable experience with July’s Kindle First selection, I was tempted to pass August by. But the title of this book caught my attention, and it was as far removed from historical fiction–or in the last case, hysterical fiction–as I could find.Â