Once Upon a Book Club - April 2018
2019 A to Z Challenge - "H"
For me this was an okay read. It was a Hallmark-movie-predictable kind of book. There were some heavy themes of racial prejudice and spousal abuse, but it felt trite in the very predictable plot line.
It's been classified as mystery, fiction and historical fiction. The writing was slightly suspenseful, but the foreseeable nature took away from the suspense. I'm not sure how it is historical fiction as I don't believe any of this was based on a specific historical fact or time period.
The book is rated almost 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads, so there is clearly an audience for this book, it just wasn't me.
Summary from Fantastic Fiction: She's generous, kind, and compassionate--yet Delilah Grey will forever be an outcast in the small seaside town of Camden Beach, Maryland. She takes in women shattered by abuse, poverty, illness, or events beyond their control. But no matter how far she's come or how many she's helped find their way back, there is no safe place for Delilah. Acquitted of her rich husband's mysterious death decades ago, she lives in her beautiful mansion consumed by secrets--and mistakes she feels she can never atone for. . . . Until she takes in desperate mother Tracey Walters and her two young children. Tracey won't say where she's from or what sent her into hiding. But her determination and refusal to give up reminds Delilah of the spirited, hopeful girl she once was--and the dreams she still cherishes. As Tracey takes tentative steps to rebuild her life, her unexpected attraction to Delilah's handsome, troubled caretaker inadvertently brings Delilah face to face with the past. And when Tracey's worst fears come brutally calling, both women must find even more strength to confront truths they can no longer ignore--and at last learn how to truly be free . . .
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