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A review by lauraoinak
You Don't Know Me by Susan May Warren
5.0
This is not the first book I’ve read by Susan May Warren (I reviewed The Shadow of Your Smile earlier this year and loved that one!) and I highly doubt it will be the last. She has a beautiful way of drawing in the reader and enabling them to make connections to the characters in such a way that you are not only vested in the story, but desire to maintain that connection. This title is the 6th book of the Deep Haven series. I love knowing that beloved characters could make another appearance in a subsequent book. Also, the town of Deep Haven becomes a place you long to visit and experience first hand.
When I read the prologue, I wasn’t sure how much I would like the story. The idea of a mother going to say good-bye to her daughter and not knowing if she’d had the strength to do so really tugged at my own heartstrings. Reading later that a real life encounter with a woman on a plane going to see her child for the last time before entering the witness protection program, I wasn’t surprised that Ms. Warren could take that situation and mold an engaging story.
What really struck home for me when reading this novel is how those secrets we keep to protect those we love can end up tearing apart relationships. Another theme that came across to me was the compulsion to do things that we believe will make us look better to others. In the end, we only need to live life as God calls us to live it. But, it sure is challenging when we think others are watching and judging us.
I, for one, am now anxious to see what her next novel will be as I truly love the experience of being both entertained and contemplating challenging situations in a safe environment.
When I read the prologue, I wasn’t sure how much I would like the story. The idea of a mother going to say good-bye to her daughter and not knowing if she’d had the strength to do so really tugged at my own heartstrings. Reading later that a real life encounter with a woman on a plane going to see her child for the last time before entering the witness protection program, I wasn’t surprised that Ms. Warren could take that situation and mold an engaging story.
What really struck home for me when reading this novel is how those secrets we keep to protect those we love can end up tearing apart relationships. Another theme that came across to me was the compulsion to do things that we believe will make us look better to others. In the end, we only need to live life as God calls us to live it. But, it sure is challenging when we think others are watching and judging us.
I, for one, am now anxious to see what her next novel will be as I truly love the experience of being both entertained and contemplating challenging situations in a safe environment.