Carol W. chose the book and hosted the meeting.Note: "Spoiler" info contained in this review.
In keeping with the theme of the book, Carol served cheeseburger pie (Sunny left to pick up cheeseburgers which gave Tony time to murder Heather), caramel corn, Escape drinks, and many other yummy treats.
The author, Laura Lippman, was a Baltimore Sun reporter and has won many crime fiction awards.
May of the club members tried to figure out the ending of the book. Just who was this mysterious stranger who knew so much? Could it all have been learned with research on the internet? The author kept us hanging until the end, making many of the characters suspects to the crime of kidnapping or a cover-up.
Who is Ruth???? The author introduced characters and aliases frequently, and it was a bit confusing at times. Sunny had assumed identities and, at times, we did not know who was who. That made it a bit hard to follow but, if you kept at it, things eventually made sense. Reading the chapter titles really helped since the story jumped between past, present, and in-between. There were a lot of people to keep track of in the book, and many of the people seemed to be dead end characters.
In Carol's research, she found the author's intention and theme was to show how differently people mourn the death of a loved one. In our discussion, it seems she hit the mark. Miriam moved away and chose to start over in a land where nobody knew her story, her heartache. Dave chose to memorialize his daughters, keep on looking for answers and closure until there was no hope left, and then end his life. Sunny seemed to have such guilt having not protected her little sister that it left her alone with no one to turn to, not even her parents.
The book received high marks from most with an average of 7.69 out of 10.
Author's website: http://www.lauralippman.com/
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