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Sister Dear: Gone Girl Themes of Love, Loss & Forgiveness

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Gone Girl opens on the day of Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary, the very day wife Amy goes missing. The story begins with a light and breezy journal entry from Amy’s diary, in which she talks about “meeting a boy.” What follows is Nick’s first person narrative, a darker, more realistic look at the couple. The reader soon learns that Nick and Amy have both lost their jobs and were forced to head back to Nick’s hometown in Missouri to take care of his sick mother. Amy, who grew up in a wealthy home, is openly bitter about the move and hates leaving the glamour of New York behind. She is unable to forgive Nick for their misfortune and carries that regret and resentment to their new home. It is then when Nick begins to cheat on Amy with a much younger girl. Amy’s journal entries soon start to show a different side of Nick: one that is increasingly abusive and frightening. In a plot twist in the second part of Gone Girl , however, the reader discovers that Amy knew t

Giveaway of Mary Kay Andrews Goodys Pack!

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I have the opportunity to offer a goody’s bag to celebrate the paperback releases of BeachTown and Spring Fever in mass market.  We are also excited about the upcoming book by Mary Kay Andrews The   Weekenders .  So what’s in the goodys bag? Here’s a list of what will be in the fabulous goody bag: •  Copy of BEACH TOWN in trade paperback •  Copy of SPRING FEVER in mass market paperback •  Two different Mary Kay Andrews bookmarks •  A recipe card featuring two recipes from MKA’s kitchen •  BEACH TOWN sunglasses •  BEACH TOWN lip balm with SPF 15 Please visit the rafflecopter below. a Rafflecopter giveaway

Can Not Believe I Did Not Read This Sooner!

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 I cannot say enough good things about this book.  I won it from Chick Lit Central and a few years ago.   Thank you Melissa Amster!  This is one of the greatest stories to read this summer.  It is definitely worth your time! Synopsis: Julie and Janice Jacobs are going home to deal with the death of their Aunt Rose.  The will is read and Janice gets the house and everything in it.  Julie gets a key with a plane ticket to go to Italy.  Her mission is to find out what her mother wanted her to know about the past and a possible treasure.   Julie Jacobs becomes Giulietta Tolemeis which is her given name.  Part of her search is to search for Romeo and all the people that are connected to the story.  Julie picks up a box that includes a story about the real Romeo and Juliet.  What was there story?  How can the current Romeo and Juliet break the curse placed on the houses of Tolemeis and Salimbeni?  Will there be a happy ending? Synopsis: I listened to this book and it is nar