The Safety of Secrets
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3.3 • 39 Ratings
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Publisher Description
"Now we're just alike." So begins Fiona and Patricia's friendship that warm autumn morning in first grade in Lake Charles, Louisiana, their bond forged ever closer by Fiona's abusive mother and Patricia's neglectful one. Their relationship is a source of continuity and strength through their move to L.A. to become actresses; through Fiona's marriage and Patricia's sudden fame. When husband and career pressures exact a toll, the women wonder if their friendship can survive. Then a dark secret from their past emerges, threatening to destroy not only their bond, but all they've worked for as well.
The Safety of Secrets is a beautifully written exploration of the bonds forged in childhood and challenged decades later, of the fulfillment of dreams and the damage they can cause, and of secrets being uncovered and the truth we find inside.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Michel, DeLaune. The Safety of Secrets. Avon. 2008. c.320p. ISBN Readers will be drawn into this story of contemporary L A life infused with remembrances of childhood friendships and coming of age in the South. Michel's characters are well developed, and she weaves a compelling plot. Highly recommended for all public libraries. Background: A Louisiana-raised writer/actress and a cousin of novelist James Lee Burke, Michel founded Spoken Interludes, a reading series in New York and Los Angeles. Her second novel (following Aftermath of Dreaming) chronicles the friendship of Fiona and Patricia through tumultuous childhoods and adulthoods. Growing up in Lake Charles, LA, the two grow up and move to Los Angeles to become actresses. One gets famous, while the other gets married. Dark secrets may or may not take their toll.--Sarah E. Myers, Red Feather Lakes, CO.
