Present Day. After tragedy plunges her into grief and unresolved anger, Sarah Ashby returns to her childhood home determined to finally follow her long-denied dream of running Old Depot Grocery alongside her mother and grandmother. But when she arrives, her mother, Rosemary, announces to her that the store is closing. Sarah and her grandmother, Glory Ann, make a pact to save the store, but Rosemary has worked her entire life to make sure her daughter never follows in her footsteps. She has her reasons--but she'll certainly never reveal the real one.
1965. Glory Ann confesses to her family that she's pregnant with her deceased fiancé's baby. Pressured into a marriage of convenience with a shopkeeper to preserve the family reputation, Glory Ann vows never to love again. But some promises are not as easily kept as she imagined.
This dual-timeline story from Amanda Cox deftly explores the complexity of a mother-daughter dynamic, the way the secrets we keep shape our lives and the lives of others, and the healing power of telling the truth.
My thoughts:
The Secret Keepers
of Old Depot Grocery is one of my favorite books that I have read this year,
maybe even one my favorites in the past few years. I did not want this book to end, it was that
good and I’m all about a dual-time line story.
I loved Rosemary,
Sarah and Glory Ann, the Old Depot Grocery and the storyline swept me away with
both the good and bad times the three ladies experienced. There are few masterful storytellers, but Ms.
Cox definitely is one of the best as far as I’m concerned as she brought her
characters to life and crafted a story that will stay with me for a very long
time. I could easily imagine each
character in their daily lives, I felt their heartache and how they dealt with
the challenges they faced.
This must-read novel
deserves all the stars, unfortunately I could only give it five. Amanda Cox is
now one of my must-read authors.
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