Carolyn Brown is one of my all time top ten favorite authors. When you read one of her books you'll not be able to put it down. Her characters are always so believable. She writes about things that you can relate too, always. These stories might not be your every day Cinderella type stories like most romances out there on the shelves today. But....I can guarantee you that they will always be about the more believable type situations, situations that most of us can relate to in the real world.
What I like the most about her books, is that her stories always seem to have very strong willed women. Women who don't let any man what-so-ever, run rim shot over them no matter how macho those men might be. That doesn't mean there isn't some really hot romances going on in her stories, because there is always a very hot steamy romance going on in every one of her stories, always!
In this book starts our with four generations of women, heading out together on a journey that will end up changing all of their lives in one way or another.. All of them for one reason or another, are all far from being happy. Sure...they might be going through the motions of everyday life, but none of them are really living. Each and every one of them is hiding there own personal secrets from all the other family members.
Hannah is the 80 year old monarch of the family, who owns a whole chain of up scale hotels and B&B's. One day she is notified that her cousin & best friend, Norma has suddenly died and left her everything she owned in a small town in Oklahoma. Among those many possessions Norma had left to Hannah, is a farm that had been in Norma's family for many, many generations. It was also where she'd first met Norma, and where her own hidden secret began. Norma & Hannah both only seventeen at the time the first time they had met, but they had become fast friends from that day on. Even though they were only together for a few short weeks, they formed a bond so strong that nothing or no one could ever breach their friendship. And even though they never got together again after that summer, they kept each others secrets. For more than sixty plus years they stayed in touch by both writing each other weekly letters, and by calling each other on the phone every Sunday night, religiously.
Hannah's daughter, Karen who was close to her sixtieth birthday at the time, had just filed her final divorce papers with her lying, cheating, no good SOB of a husband of forty years. But...she had been living in limbo for a long time now, mostly for fear that her own secret would come out. She also owns a home & a winery that has been handed down for generations.
Karen's daughter & Hannah's grand-daughter, Sue, was still grieving the loss of her husband, who was killed by a drunk driver a few years before. She's a school teacher, but she was so unhappy because of her own little secret that she'd kept from everyone else for years and years now.
Then last but not least is Kim. Kim is the fourth generation in this family. Kim had just found out she was pregnant, and it just happened to be on the same day they were notified about Norma's sudden death. So no one in the family knows about that little tidbit of information, and she hasn't quite figured out how to break the news to the family, yet. But the pregnancy isn't the only secret she's been keeping, either.
After hearing the news of Norma's sudden death, Hannah immediately calls Kim to come to the hotel and then tells her to rent a van, because they are all going to go to Oklahoma together for the summer. Everyone is shocked by the news, but no one is willing to let Hannah face all of this on her own. So...they all put own lives and troubles on hold, and they head out for Oklahoma together.
Norma had two very close friends, both of which also happened to be her next door neighbors. John who was about forty five years old, lived on the south side of her property, and Luke a twenty-five year old man lived on the north side. Both of these guys looked after and protected Norma, like she was their own mother. They ate together, played board games together at night, and made sure she was always well taken care of. They also knew all about Hannah and her family, because Norma spoke about them all the time. They also figured these spoiled rich city women would come there and sell everything Norma owned, and then they'd leave and head back to the big city and all their riches again..
But things didn't quite turn out the way these guys had figured it would, far from it in fact.
Would I recommend this book? YES!!!! I most certainly would, in a heartbeat in fact.
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Customers find this book to be a delightful, quick read with an unusual storyline that keeps them engaged until the end. They appreciate the strong female characters and the bond between four generations of women, with one customer particularly noting the generational storylines. Customers describe the book as heartwarming, making them feel happy and bringing out various emotions, while the humor includes both laughter and tears.
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439 customers mention readability, 430 positive, 9 negative
Great Read 4 Generations Ladies..travel to Oklahoma..for the oldest to accept a working farm..They learn more about each other on the trip and...Read more
I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a good read, telling of the ups and downs life brings and the faith we need to get through...Read more
I really enjoyed the book.....it was a fun, easy read and took you back to a different time when life was more rural than it is for most of us today.Read more
Loved this book. Never to old. Age should not define a person. Live life to the fullest and some. Second time around could just be the best.Read more
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...is a must read book if you like strong women as characters and a great story. You can tell it is a great book when you want the story to go on and on.Read more
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It is a wonderful story to see the transformation of the women in their everyday inter actions with one another.Read more
This was a sweet story that started slow but picked up along the way. The writer was great at details that made you feel like you were in the storyRead more
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I gave this book 5 stars because it was a great book. The storyline was excellent and I loved everything about Hidden Secrets....Read more
I chose a give star rating because a good book for me had to hold my attention from start to finish and get me so involved that I truly feel as if I...Read more
Like Carolyns Brown's stories. Sweet .clean , interesting . I will keep reading them.as long as she writes them. And I'm alive.Read more
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I loved this book. It was very entertaining and real. I loved the characters and the story line it made me think about my life and my time with God....Read more
I liked the characters and entire story line about how they finally started living life. I would recommend this book.Read more
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Wonderful characters you feel as if you know them, they could be your old classmates or neighbors. You want to know how their lives will unfold.Read more
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Fun read. It was a nice change from the cozy mysteries I read so much. Really enjoyed the characters. I love a story about strong womenRead more
I really enjoyed the book.....it was a fun, easy read and took you back to a different time when life was more rural than it is for most of us today.Read more
I enjoyed reading this book.It was relaxing and fun to read. I wish it could have gone on forever. You will be glad you read it.Read more
Interesting, light hearted, and well written. I found it hard to keep up with all the different female characters. It was a bit predictable.Read more
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...really get to know each other is beautiful , spellbinding and heartwarming. If you want to start with one of her best..this is it!Read more
I love Carolyn Brown books . She has a way to make you laugh, smile, cry and just feel happy. Hidden Secrets was no different....Read more
This book was fun to read. Light hearted but also family dynamics with generation secrets that kept coming back to being open with family. Loved it.Read more
...As always by this,author great adventure with these ladies. Funny, tears, can not stop reading. Great story for all ages. Love the characters....Read more
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...Hidden Secrets deals with relationships, family, memories both good and bad and perceptions. How you see yourself and how you think others see you....Read more
...I love the undertones of deep friendships & family love with some clean romance thrown in! I'm hooked for life!...Read more
Beautiful , realistic story of friendships. This story of four directly related women takes the reader on a fantastic, humor filled ride....Read more
First I loved the plot. And family dynamics. Every family has secrets. Your able to turn it into great read....Read more
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...As always by this,author great adventure with these ladies. Funny, tears, can not stop reading. Great story for all ages. Love the characters....Read more
Really fun read. Drama ,romance, laughter cand tears. Ms. Brown has no limits to her talent. love her stories. Sigh!Read more
...But "Hidden Secrets" really touched me. It made me laugh and cry and feel like I was involved in the story....Read more
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