First published 2012
Grace Alexander has built her life on careful omissions. She runs a small-town flower shop, tends her garden, and keeps her past buried beneath layers of quiet routine. But when her adult daughter Penny begins asking pointed questions about family history, Grace's carefully constructed world starts to crack. The truth Grace has carried for decades involves choices that shaped not just her own life but the lives of everyone around her. As Penny pushes harder for answers, Grace must decide whether revealing long-held secrets will heal old wounds or create new ones. The weight of unspoken words grows heavier with each passing day, and Grace discovers that some silences protect while others destroy. In this exploration of family bonds and buried truths, Rivers examines how the things we don't say can be just as powerful as the words we speak aloud.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, secrets
Setting: Small Town
234 pages · Kindle Edition · Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.