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FINDING ME
What would you do if you learned your life was a lie?
All her life, Kelli Huddleson has been told the story of a fire -- a fire that killed her mother and two siblings when she was an infant. After her father's death, though, she uncovers evidence of a different story, including clippings about a boat accident that killed a young father and his infant daughter. And Kelli quietly realizes the story of her life has been fiction.
How far would you go to discover the truth?
Armed with only a few pictures of what she thinks might be her family, Kelli crosses the country to Tennessee, determined to uncover the truth about what happened over twenty years ago in a small southern town. When the trip threatens to open doors to the past. better left shut, and her plans for the future are jeopardized, Kelli is faced with an agonizing choice that will change her life forever.
My Review:
I had no plans to read this novel in one sitting but I did. Mesmerizing doesn't begin to describe my compulsive need to find out the whole story...now! What an emotionally gripping book! It was a tough read in places, inspiring in others. Kelli is faced with a host of impossible decisions and each one she makes results in repercussions that will affect her future...and her peace of mind. It's the kind of story that fuels your imagination to the point you start playing out your own scenarios in your mind even as you're reading. Does anyone else do that? Finding Me certainly kept me engaged right to the very end.
Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:
If you would like an opportunity to win a copy of Find Me please leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you post a comment and add your email address, please use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in the address to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email please remember to put the title in the subject line so that it's easy for me to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Sunday April 12 2015. Offer open to international readers. Good luck!
It sounds like a very interesting book!
ReplyDeleteI would love to read it and I'm sure it would be the kind of book my sister would also enjoy!
Thanks for the giveaway :)
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I found it completely absorbing! Good luck, Samantha.
DeleteFinding Me has been my ever growing wishlist, ever since I knew it was being released. I, too, allow scenarios to play out in my mind while I am reading. The only problem with that is that I miss parts of what the author has written and end up completely confused at times. O well, it good to go back and re-read the sections I daydreamed through :)
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LOL -- good point, Tammi. I ususally stop reading and play with the scene in my head. This book has sooooo many possible scenarios that I was even dreaming about them! Good luck.
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And there is a romantic thread in this one too, Patty. A lovely, infuriating one. Definitely not a fluff read though. Good luck.
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And this subject is soooo difficult. I mean, there are so many ways it could have gone -- all of them viable. That fact alone made it even more intriguing. Good luck, Pam.
DeleteI can sort-of relate.
ReplyDeleteI didn't find out about my real dad until I was 13. I was lied to until then. When I found out, I kinda went crazy having to get a hold of him. Needless to say it did not go well, and was not until I was 31 that he was in my life... and only 1 year before he died.
Tragic, but true.
This book may hit home with me, but I think I'd still love to read it. Thank you.
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Oh Freda, how hard for you -- especially finding that out at that age. Yes, this book might hit you more than most. I was in tears in parts just imagining how it would feel. Good luck.
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Then this book is definitely the one for you, Bonnie. Good luck.
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DeleteYour review certainly makes me want to read this! I want to find out what has happened in the past to bring Kelli to this poing.
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Definitely your type of book, Janka. Good luck.
DeleteOut of my historical fiction reads, but... that headline got me! Would like to win a print copy to read Finding Me ~ and thank you for your intriguing review! Kathleen ~ Lane Hill House lanehillhouse[at]centurylink[dot]net
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Good luck, Janet.
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DeleteYou had me at the word mesmerizing! Thanks for the review and giveaway!
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LOL -- well, it definitely caught my attention...and kept it all the way through. Good luck, Melissa.
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It's a theme that has always fascinated it. So many ways the story could have gone. Good luck, Maryann.
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Yes, indeed, real issues all gnarly and complicated. Good luck, Deanne.
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