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Secrets
Secrets is written for adults. It is blunt, irreverent, and shocking.
Every town has its secrets. Rock Point, a small town on the East coast, is no different. Sometimes, whispered, unsettling secrets seep out to be carried on the wind, the unseen poison spreading like a disease. It's Summer 1951. Eleven-year-old Webster happens upon her mother's secret-that's when she gets to thinking that if Mama, of all people, has a secret this big, other people must have secrets, too. She becomes obsessed with snooping around, listening in on private conversations, gossip, and rumors; peeking in windows, and pouncing on every opportunity to discover what goes on behind closed doors. Up to now, she's lived by three never interfere, never judge, and never tell secrets. But now that she's seen things no child should ever see, and her friend has mysteriously disappeared, her resolve is tested. Will she break her vow of secrecy to save her friend?
Every town has its secrets. Rock Point, a small town on the East coast, is no different. Sometimes, whispered, unsettling secrets seep out to be carried on the wind, the unseen poison spreading like a disease. It's Summer 1951. Eleven-year-old Webster happens upon her mother's secret-that's when she gets to thinking that if Mama, of all people, has a secret this big, other people must have secrets, too. She becomes obsessed with snooping around, listening in on private conversations, gossip, and rumors; peeking in windows, and pouncing on every opportunity to discover what goes on behind closed doors. Up to now, she's lived by three never interfere, never judge, and never tell secrets. But now that she's seen things no child should ever see, and her friend has mysteriously disappeared, her resolve is tested. Will she break her vow of secrecy to save her friend?
292 pages, Paperback
Published October 14, 2022
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LuWanda M. Cheney
4 books6 followersLuWanda M. Cheney—an American author. She is an imaginative storyteller now living in New England. She was born on March 8, 1940. As a child, Cheney loved to read and write short stories. A high school dropout, she became the first in her family to attend college. A single parent, she attended several colleges while working full time before graduating from Long Beach city College in 1967. At age 38, she graduated from Worcester State College where she won 1st place in the Lenora Knight short story contest and received a Fellowship to UMass MFA Program. She left the program after a year, then attended law school for a year. Despite frequent moves, marriages and divorces, Cheney became one of few successful female stockbrokers in 1977. In her spare time, she wrote newspaper columns, ad copy, novels, and short stories. In 2005 she founded Carpe Stylum! a supportive critique writing group. She also wrote On Her Feet and Proud and Gentle Folk- a Family History.
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November 15, 2022
Absolutely fantastic read. Funny, heartwarming, relatable. I couldn't put it down once I started reading. It made me both laugh and cry at times. I couldn't put it down once I started reading :)
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