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tammylew40's review
3.0
I’m not sure how I stumbled upon this book. Maybe it was the cover. Heck no! Who am I fooling?! I wanted to know the secret.
Imagine learning the most life changing news about the person you love more than anything, after their death.
How much do we truly KNOW our family, ourselves.
Go for it. Get the book. This is a good read.
Imagine learning the most life changing news about the person you love more than anything, after their death.
How much do we truly KNOW our family, ourselves.
Go for it. Get the book. This is a good read.
gabbyonelove's review
3.0
The multiple storylines of each deceased mother to their living daughters was great. I enjoy books that involve flashbacks from the past and coming back to the present. However, it seemed like there were a lot of unnecessary details added in the story. Like some things just weren’t necessary. It took me awhile to read because of all the extra details that weren’t needed. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the book as a whole.
booksbythecup's review
Is anyone else in a reading mood that has you reaching for an author's back list title after reading their recently released?
I read THINGS PAST TELLING (historical) by Williams not long ago; it was an engrossing read with a character I don't think I can ever forget.
I decided to reach for this one because the author was familiar but I didn't bother to read the synopsis. Initially I thought OK, 3 women bond after yoga class. But this book was much more than I anticipated.
THE SECRET WOMEN really showcases so much about life as a Black Woman at different times and stages of life. But what spoke to me most is how we have the tendency to "get on" with life and not take the time to process our feelings in a healthy way. Is that the way of women in general?
Finding our tribe or people that will allow us to have and work through difficult times of life, even when we try to put them away and deal with them later, is what we all need. As daughters of women who have done the same thing, we often judge our mothers for brief moments in time. The times we can remember and color them as we've always known them...as our mothers.
The women in this book have all recently lost their mothers to death, their grief shared, but the mothers they remember, still teach them.
I read THINGS PAST TELLING (historical) by Williams not long ago; it was an engrossing read with a character I don't think I can ever forget.
I decided to reach for this one because the author was familiar but I didn't bother to read the synopsis. Initially I thought OK, 3 women bond after yoga class. But this book was much more than I anticipated.
THE SECRET WOMEN really showcases so much about life as a Black Woman at different times and stages of life. But what spoke to me most is how we have the tendency to "get on" with life and not take the time to process our feelings in a healthy way. Is that the way of women in general?
Finding our tribe or people that will allow us to have and work through difficult times of life, even when we try to put them away and deal with them later, is what we all need. As daughters of women who have done the same thing, we often judge our mothers for brief moments in time. The times we can remember and color them as we've always known them...as our mothers.
The women in this book have all recently lost their mothers to death, their grief shared, but the mothers they remember, still teach them.
dai2daireader's review
4.0
This book is about three women who meet at a yoga studio one evening. DeeDee is 40 years old, married and has two teenage daughters. Carmen is 50 years old with no kids. Elise is 60 years old, divorced and has grown children. Even though these women are at different stages in their lives, all three have one thing in common, that each has lost their mother. To help each get closure, they agree to help each other clean out the homes and boxes belonging to their mothers. This is where the journey begins.
As each woman goes through her mother’s belongings, they discover just how little they knew about their mother and the secrets they kept. This book goes back in time to tell the story of each woman’s mother and it is beautifully done. The author builds the layers so perfectly and intricately pieces together the lives of each woman so you get a complete picture. I thoroughly enjoyed this book!
As each woman goes through her mother’s belongings, they discover just how little they knew about their mother and the secrets they kept. This book goes back in time to tell the story of each woman’s mother and it is beautifully done. The author builds the layers so perfectly and intricately pieces together the lives of each woman so you get a complete picture. I thoroughly enjoyed this book!