"Antoine Rey thought he had the perfect surprise for his sister Me laine's birthday: a weekend by the sea where they spent happy childhood summers. It had been over thirty years, since their mother died and the family holidays ceased. But the trip reminds Me laine of something deeply disturbing about their last island summer. Suddenly, the past comes swinging back at both siblings, burdened with a dark truth about their mother, Clarisse. Trapped in the wake of a shocking family secret shrouded by taboo, Antoine must confront his past and his troubled relationships with his own children"--Cover, p. 4.
I don't normally read general fiction novels, but I loved [b:Sarah's Key|3688715|Sarah's Key|Tatiana de Rosnay|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1317066064s/3688715.jpg|2523229] so I thought I would give another book by de Rosnay a chance.
This novel grabs you right from the start with memory and a car accident. While the sharing of the memory is delayed, there is just enough family drama and personal reflection on the past to keep you moving forward wondering what the memory and in turn the secret is. The ending does not resolve everything laid out in the course of the novel, but it is satisfying enough.
I did have an inkling as to what the secret was, but that did not stop me from enjoying the book and feeling for the characters as they tried to discover it for themselves.
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