G1020 Book Review of Secrets of the island by Linda Hughes
Name of Book: Secrets of the Island Author: Linda Hughes ISBN: 978-1-947309-39-5 Publisher: Deeds Publishing Type of book: Mackinac Island history, secrets, family lore, ancestry quest, WW2, grandfather and grandchildren relationship, shell shock, friendships, healing, pregnancy, love Year it was published: 2018 Summary: Generations of secrets have left the Sullivan family in a mire of deceit. When Red Cross nurse Harriet escapes the trauma of WWII and sequesters herself in her grandfather's cottage on Mackinac Island in Lake Huron, she has no inkling about her ancestry. But when one strange and shocking clue after another surfaces; disclosing lies, corruption, madness, and murder; family members realize that not only do they not know their forebears, they don't know who they are themselves. Who's a member of this clan and who is not? This family tree has more branches and brambles than anyone imagined, and it's up to Harriet and her loved ones to ...