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A review by kdurham2
The Dazzling Truth by Helen Cullen
3.0
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With a prologue where the reader finds out the matriarch has died, the story is set to begin and end tragically. Murtagh and Maeve Moone meet and marry and soon enter parenthood. With hints at postpartum depression, this book is subtle and sly, but if read closely and clearly it can make quite a punch.
After the prologue, the reader is taken back in time as this family is built and goes through moments as time as four children come along and the family deals with the ups and downs of life - maybe more downs for a few of them. This book had plot, but was really all about the characters. It took me a bit to get connected with the characters and really be invested in following their journeys. I wanted to see where this family would end up and where the prologue would fit in the story - I was glad where it landed and that there was story to be had after the tragedy occurred.
With a prologue where the reader finds out the matriarch has died, the story is set to begin and end tragically. Murtagh and Maeve Moone meet and marry and soon enter parenthood. With hints at postpartum depression, this book is subtle and sly, but if read closely and clearly it can make quite a punch.
After the prologue, the reader is taken back in time as this family is built and goes through moments as time as four children come along and the family deals with the ups and downs of life - maybe more downs for a few of them. This book had plot, but was really all about the characters. It took me a bit to get connected with the characters and really be invested in following their journeys. I wanted to see where this family would end up and where the prologue would fit in the story - I was glad where it landed and that there was story to be had after the tragedy occurred.