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“That is one of the less commented upon wifely duties, Kate. Men are only good at duplicity when sex or money are concerned. Women grow up having to sham and artifice their way through life; we have a high tolerance for secrets, despite our reputation for gossip. We go to our graves with an encyclopedia's worth of things we chose not to tell our husbands, our families. For the sake of tranquility.”
The Jarvis-Johnston family is a family with very old roots in Charlotte, NC. Although they appear to be living the good-life, each and every family member has secrets that are contributing to the family's social status's demise. Jerene Johnston, the matriarch of the family, is an old-school southern belle that refuses to let anyone get the better of her. She is the glue holding it all together and doing whatever it takes to keep up appearances. And though she is not always ethical about it, one can't help but admire the measures she takes to put up this front (especially when the truth about her childhood unravels).
Each chapter is named after one of the members of the family and tells the story of that person and his/her inner most secrets. Like every family dynamic, some of the events that take place are humorous, others are sad, and others are quite painful. This story has something for everyone. I enjoyed reading every page.
