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The Safety of Secrets

By Delaune Michel, Harper Collins

Release date:  May 27, 2008

 

 

 

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We have all kept a secret at one time or another.  Some of us even thought keeping secrets with our friends when we were little was a fun game.  But I’m talking about fun secrets such as “Don’t tell Neil I like him”.  The Safety of Secrets explores what happens when two girls, Fiona and Patricia, promise each other they will hold on to a dark secret forever.  They formed a close bond when they met in the first grade and kept that bond through adulthood.  The book begins when they are both actresses in Los Angeles.  Fiona is a successful working actress and Patricia is famous for hosting a sports reality show. Fiona finds out she is pregnant at thirty-five after having a miscarriage in the past.  Fiona and Patricia have their friendship tested after a dark secret that may be revealed during Patricia’s wedding to a famous movie star.

The Safety of Secrets explores many themes.  The first and main theme is that of lifelong friendship.  Fiona and Patricia both come from abusive mothers, which helps them bond. The chapters that go back during that time period are heartbreaking.  The abuse that Fiona goes through from her mother one summer was especially moving.  I could also relate with Fiona’s present day anxiety of being pregnant after experiencing a miscarriage.  The Lamaze class Fiona and her husband go to was a laugh out loud chapter.  I found it highly interesting to learn about the Los Angeles acting culture and could picture the city from Delaune’s vivid descriptions. The heart of the story, though, was about forgiveness and mothers.  Since most of us can relate to both, I highly suggest you put this lovely book on your reading list.

 

Book Room Grade

B

 

Review Posted:  May 30, 2008

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