Marie and Richard Marchetti live a very good life in Chicago in 1946-- good jobs, trips to New York City, nice clothes, surprise gifts, but Richard has deep secrets. Marie sees that things are falling apart, she fears for her life, and she flees. She meets Karen Franklin and they become great friends sharing deep secrets and trying to understand the fears and tragedies they have experienced. There are a few proof-reading issues.No sexSome non graphic violence I kept thinking "where is the Coach House in the story". It did come along somewhere in the middle. It's fairly well written. Sometimes the character interaction and internal dialogue doesn't feel fully fleshed out. The moral/ethical/racial questions that come up are an interesting part of the book. I don't want to give away too much. The ending left me a little cold. It was quite abrupt and didn't feel like there was much closure or resolution. I'm going to have to read Daughters now. I'm not sure I would have otherwise.
What do You think about The Coach House (2012)?
Really slow getting started, but got really good half way through!
—Sammii