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    Things Left Unspoken: A Novel
    Things Left Unspoken: A Novel
    Things Left Unspoken: A Novel
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    Things Left Unspoken: A Novel

    Written by Eva Marie Everson

    Narrated by Ann Richardson

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    Jo-Lynn Hunter is at a crossroads in life when her great-aunt Stella insists that she return home to restore the old family house in sleepy Cottonwood, Georgia. Seeing the project as the perfect excuse for some therapeutic time away from her self-absorbed husband and his snobby Atlanta friends, Jo-Lynn longs to get her teeth into a noteworthy and satisfying project. But things are not what they seem, both in the house and within the complex history of her family. Was her great-grandfather the pillar of the community she thought he was? What is Aunt Stella hiding? And will Jo-Lynn's marriage survive the renovation? Jo-Lynn isn't sure she wants to know the truth-but sometimes the truth has a way of making itself known.

    The past comes alive in this well-written and thoughtful novel full of secrets, drama, and family with a hint of Southern drawl.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateMar 19, 2019
    ISBN9781515906551
    Author

    Eva Marie Everson

    Eva Marie Everson is an award-winning speaker and author of The Road to Testament, Things Left Unspoken, This Fine Life, Chasing Sunsets, Waiting for Sunrise, Slow Moon Rising, and The Potluck Club series (with Linda Evans Shepherd). She is the president of Word Weavers International, Inc., a member of AWSA, ACFW, RWA, the director of Florida Christian Writer’s Conference, and the contest director for Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writer’s Conference. She and her husband make their home in Casselberry, Florida.

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    • 3/5
      The family secrets and drama kept me interested, though the story unfolded slowly. Jo-Lynn is going through a crisis in her marriage, and moves back to her home town when she is given the opportunity to renovate the old home of her great-aunt. As she shifts throught the contents of the house she begins to reaize there are some things hidden in her family's past. And apparently there are some people in town who don't want those secrets uncovered, because Jo-Lynn starts to notice some threatening goings on. Meanwhile, flashbacks to the past fill the reader in on some of what happened - though it takes a long time for all the pieces come together.I listened to this book and found it a satisfying read. I felt like the narrator helped take me to the Southern setting with just the right amount of Southern accent given to the characters. This book didn't shy away from the darker aspects of history, which the main character had to confront and I liked how it made her think through her own lifestyle. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys thoughtful historical fiction.
    • 4/5
      This is a story of the renovation of a house, a home, and many hearts. The turns the book takes are not at all predictable and the ties to history and the changes in our generations and the way we view history and current world issues is awesome. My only complaint was that the end seemed to be tied to much in a "nice little bow" but it is a very good story despite this.
    • 5/5
      Jo Lynn Hunter is married and at a crossroads in her life. She made a pact with her husband that they would not have children, but she has been wanting one, as well as a change in her life. She is called to her Aunt's and browbeat into renovating the old victorian mansion in her family. The mansion holds many secrets that begin to come out as the renovating begins. Not only is the house being renovated, but Jo Lynn as well. Very well written, with many characters that each has a story or secret to tell, and all are interconnected. I lost sleep staying up to finish it!!