What if you did something unforgivableโand had to live with it? This intimate, page-turning family drama for readers of Jodi Picoult explores the profound power of the truths weโre scared to face . . . about our marriages, our children, and ourselves.
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Eve Lattimore is barely keeping things together. Her husband works fifteen hundred miles away, leaving Eve to juggle singlehandedly the demands of their teenaged daughter and fragile son. Tyler was born with XPโthe so-called vampire disease: even one moment of sun exposure can have fatal consequences. So Eve does what any mother might do: she turns their home into a fortress. Every day, she watches the sun rise and fall, and keeps a close eye on her child. Friendships fall away. Her marriage is on the rocks. Her daughterโs going through something but wonโt talk about it. Still, Eve believes that itโs all a matter of time before a cure is found, and everything can resume its normal course.
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Until the night she makes a terrible decision, and itโs not only the sun she has to hide from.ย
Praise for The Deepest Secret
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โA taut family drama . . . smart and thrilling.โโPeople
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โElegant, poignant, and utterly riveting . . . a suspenseful tale of love, forgiveness, and sacrifice that will leave you asking how far a mother really should go to protect her family and wondering about the cost of the secrets we all keep, even from ourselves.โโKimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia
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โExceptionally moving and unrelentingly suspenseful . . . everything a great novel, and thriller, should be.โโProvidence Journal
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โSuperb . . . The story offers the intricate suspense and surprise of a thriller, along with rich characterizations and nuanced writing. . . . A gripping read and a memorable reflection on the conflicting imperatives of love.โโPublishers Weekly (starred review)
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โCarla Buckley masterfully portrays an ordinary family trapped in a heart-wrenching crisis.โโWilliam Landay, New York Times bestselling author of Defending Jacob
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โFans of Jodi Picoult will enjoy this compelling blend of ripped-from-the-headlines suspense and close-to-your-heart characters.โโLisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fear Nothing